COURSES  OF  STUDY 
AND  OUTLINES 
OF  WORK 


OFFERED  BY 

ROCKFORD  HIGH  SCHOOL 

ROCKFORD;  ILLINOIS 


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CALENDAR 

1914 

August  26,  27,  28,  29,  enrollment  of  pupils. 

August  31,  school  year  begins. 

August  31 — September  4,  “Institute  for  Teachers.” 
September  8,  Tuesday,  school  begins. 

November  26 — 30,  Thanksgiving  recess. 

December  24,  Christmas  vacation  begins. 

1915 

January  4,  Monday,  school  opens  after  vacation. 
January  22,  mid-year  closes. 

January  25,  Second  semester  begins. 

February  22,  Washington’s  Birthday  Anniversary,  a 
holiday. 

March  22,  spring  vacation  begins. 

March  29,  school  opens  after  vacation. 

April  16,  Chicago  Conference,  visiting  day. 

May  5,  6,  7,  Senior  Finals. 

May  30,  Memorial  Day,  a holiday. 

June  10 — 17,  Final  Examinations. 

June  17,  Commencement. 

The  Board  reserves  the  right  to  vary  this  calendar. 


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FACULTY 


Claude  P.  Briggs,  Principal 

Illinois  Normal  University 
University  of  Illinois 

Harriet  E.  Morse,  Vice  Principal 111.  Normal  University 

Florence  M.  Foster,  Secretary. 

Hilda  Hamilton,  Assistant  Secretary. 

English  Department 


Charles  C.  Gordon Eastern  Illinois  Normal  School 

Isabelle  Duffey Rockford  College 

Robert  Collins Simpson  College 

Sarah  L.  Thomas Rockford  College* 

Frances  E.  Fell James  Millikin  University 

Anne  S.  Hunter Rockford  College,  Radcliffe  College 

Grace  B.  Wilbur Mt.  Holyoke  College 

Merle  Wright.. Northwestern  University 

Roy  L.  Kittle Northwestern  University 

Stella  Peterson Albion  College 

Maud  R.  Cavanagh Rockford  College 

History  Department 

Czarina  J.  Giddings Rockford  College 

Wm.  W.  Wuesthoff University  of  Wisconsin 

Nellie  H.  Stevens Knox  College 


(Mr.  Bailey,  Miss  Cavanagh,  and  Miss  Putnam  have 
classes  in  History.) 

Science  Department 

Jennie  E.  Waldo Wellesley  College* 

Agnes  Brown Lake  Forest  College 

A.  C.  Norris Oberlin  College 

Grace  Bull University  of  Michigan 

S.  Aleta  McEvoy Rockford  College 

Elizabeth  Grace  Sinderson University  of  Minnesota 

Mathematics  Department 

Harriet  E.  Morse Illinois  Normal  University 


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Harriet  Vincent... .Rockford  College;  University  of  Chicago 

Etta  Neville  Brown University  of  Michigan 

A.  Blanche  Clark Rockford  College 

Elenor  Pierpont Vassar  College 

Ethel  Vincent Rockford  College 

Alfred  J.  Loos Grinnell  College 

Latin  Department 

May  Dobson Rockford  College 

Hazel  G.  Putnam University  of  Michigan 

Elizabeth  Corcoran Rockford  College 

(Miss  Fell  and  Miss  Cavanagh  have  classes  in  Latin.) 

Greek  Department 

Hazel  G.  Putnam  (has  Latin  classes) Univ.  of  Michigan 

German  Department 

Samuel  E.  Zook Northwestern  University 

Carl  J.  Bergman A.  B.  Augustana  College 

A.  M.  University  of  Illinois 

French  Department 

Carl  J.  Bergman A.  B.  Augustana  College 

A.  M.  University  of  Illinois 

Swedish  Department 

Carl  J.  Bergman A.  B.  Augustana  College 

A.  M.  University  of  Illinois 

Commerce  and  Economics 

John  T.  Haight Whitewater  Wisconsin  Normal 

C.  L.  Bailey University  of  Indiana* 

Chas.  A.  Beyer Lawrence  College 

Rex  A.  Dunn * Simpson  College 

Wm.  H.  Johnson Chaddock  Law  School 

Agnes  Ritchie University  of  Iowa* 

C.  Culver  Hand University  of  Chicago 

C.  M.  Finegan A.  B.  Kirksville  Normal  School 


Domestic  Economy 


Ida  M.  Swanson Columbia  University 

Josephine  Glidden University  of  Wisconsin 

Virginia  Wolcott Stout  Institute 

Manual  Training  and  Mechanical  Drawing  Department 

Wm.  Allyn  Richards University  of  Wisconsin 

Wm.  H.  Haupt Third  District  Normal  of  Missouri 

H.  T.  Shrum Purdue  University 

Roscoe  E.  Brightup Michigan  Agricultural  College 

Louise  J.  Pellens University  of  Illinois 

Free-hand  Drawing  Department 

Margaret  Boyd Pratt  Institute* 

Music  Department 

Mrs.  Edward  Pierce American  Inst,  of  Normal  Methods 

Physical  Training  Department 

Gertrude  lone  Hill Northwestern  University, 

Dr.  Sargent's  School* 
Frank  J.  Winters Springfield  Training  School,  Mass. 


Public  Speaking  Department 


C.  T.  Mauller. 


Cornell  College 


ENROLLMENT 


All  new  pupils  are  asked  to  enroll  during  the  last  week 
of  August,  so  that  the  regular  work  may  begin  the  first 
Tuesday  after  the  first  Monday  in  September.  The  Princi- 
pal will  be  in  his  office  every  day  during  that  time,  from  9 
until  12,  and  from  1 :30  to  4:30. 

SESSIONS 

The  school  session  begins  at  8 :56  and  closes  at  3 :20. 
The  period  from  2 :35  to  3 :20  is  for  study  and  review  and 
pupils  may  be  asked  to  stay  during  this  period  for  help  and 
consultation.  The  school  lunches  in  two  sections,  the  first 
at  11:23  and  the  second  at  12:12  for  periods  of  30  minutes 
each.  At  3 :30  all  pupils  must  be  out  of  the  building,  except 
when  under  the  supervision  of  a teacher. 

TUITION 

The  tuition  fee  for  pupils  residing  out  of  the  district  is 
$40.00  a year,  payable  one-half  in  September  and  the  re- 
mainder in  February. 

GRADUATES 

Pupils  who,  for  any  reason,  are  unable  to  attend  college, 
may  easily  obtain  one  or  two  years’  post  graduate  work 
and  are  urged  to  do  so.  Post-graduate  pupils  are  under  the 
same  regulations  as  under-graduates,  except  that  their  work 
is  not  prescribed. 


FOUR  YEARS 

Only  the  exceptional  pupils  are  encouraged  to  attempt 
to  complete  any  of  the  courses  in  less  than  four  years.  The 
courses  are  planned  with  the  expectation  that  the  pupil  will 
have  no  demands  on  his  time  other  than  those  made  by  his 
studies  and  his  usual  home  duties. 

Pupils  who  find  it  necessary  to  work  or  to  have  their 
time  taken  up  with  social  affairs  will  find  it  difficult  to 
succeed  in  the  usual  time. 


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MORE  THAN  FOUR  YEARS 


The  courses  of  study  are  outlined  as  the  work  for  the 
good,  strong,  average  pupils  and  require  four  years  to  com- 
plete them  and  thus  make  sixteen  credits.  In  many  cases 
it  is  a good  plan  to  outline  the  work  to  be  completed  in  five 
years  instead  of  four.  This  is  true  in  the  majority  of  cases, 
when  the  pupil  enters  at  an  age  below  fourteen  years.  The 
college  demands  a certain  degree  of  general  maturity  which 
is  not  attained  before  eighteen  years  of  age. 

This  should  be  the  plan  in  cases  where  ill  health  proves 
a handicap.  The  growing  years  from  thirteen  to  eighteen 
make  serious  demands  on  the  vital  powers  and,  where  this 
is  excessive,  the  pupil  should  have  less  regular  school  work 
each  year. 

This  plan  is  advisable  where  the  pupil  has  to  carry 
heavy  and  extreme  work  aside  from  regular  school  work, 
such  as  music.  No  pupil  should  be  burdened  with  more 
than  four  regular  daily  studies  or  their  equivalent. 

This  is  important,  and  the  attention  of  parents  is  called 
especially  to  it. 

REQUIREMENTS  FOR  ADMISSION 

Pupils  are  admitted  without  examination  from  the 
Rockford  City  Schools  upon  certificate  of  the  City  Super- 
intendent. Pupils  from  the  country  schools  and  from  other 
city  schools  may  be  admitted  under  the  same  conditions  if 
certified  by  the  County  Superintendent  or  proper  officer  of 
the  school.  Pupils  from  other  high  schools  will  be  admitted 
and  will  be  given  credit  for  credit  only  when  said  schools 
are  doing  work  equivalent  to  that  done  by  the  Rockford 
High  School. 

INCOMPETENT  PUPILS 

Pupils  who  have  shown  themselves  incompetent  in  the 
course  of  study,  and  unable  to  meet  requirements  of  school, 
are  to  be  refused  enrollment  by  the  Principal,  acting  under 
direction  of  the  Board.  Under  the  same  conditions,  the 
Principal  is  empowered  to  remove  from  classes  all  who 
show  themselves  unable  to  do  satisfactory  work. 


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DISCIPLINE 


The  Principal  and  Faculty,  under  the  supervision  of 
the  Superintendent  of  Schools  and  the  Board  of  Education, 
will  exercise  such  disciplinary  powers  as  they  deem  neces- 
sary for  the  welfare  of  the  school. 

ABSENCE  AND  TARDINESS 

Pupils  who  have  been  absent  from  school  must  have  a 
good  and  sufficient  excuse  for  such  absence,  in  order  to  be 
admitted  to  classes  “excused”.  An  “excuse”  entitles  the 
pupil  to  the  privilege  of  making  up  work  missed ; an  “un- 
excused” forces  the  teacher  to  mark  the  pupil  “0”  for  each 
recitation  lost. 

A good  and  sufficient  excuse  is  any  one  of  the  follow- 
ing: Illness  on  the  part  of  the  pupil ; illness  or  death  in  the 
family ; marriage  in  the  family ; a case  where  the  pupil  is 
his  only  support ; a case  in  which  the  pupil  must  help  sup- 
port the  family. 

It  is  unwise  for  the  school  to  excuse  pupils  from  school 
on  telephone  calls.  If  parents  wish  pupil  excused  before 
close  of  day’s  session,  they  should  send  to  the  Principal  a 
note  to  that  effect. 


LUNCH  ROOM 

A lunch  room,  managed  by  the  Woman’s  Club,  offers 
an  opportunity  for  the  pupils  to  get  a good,  wholesome 
lunch  at  a very  reasonable  figure.  This  is  one  of  the  social- 
izing influences  of  our  high  school.  The  benefits  of  this  are 
open  to  all  pupils,  on  the  condition  that  they  buy  something, 
be  that  ever  so  small.  Those  pupils  who  carry  their  lunches 
from  home  are  furnished  with  a room  equipped  the  same  as 
the  above  lunch  room.  Every  means  is  taken  to  make  this 
period  a pleasant  one. 

COLLEGE  ENTRANCE 

The  courses  in  German,  English,  Latin,  Greek,  mathe- 
matics, history  and  sciences,  are  accepted  at  their  unit  value 
for  entrance  at  colleges  and  universities  generally.  The 

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courses  in  commercial  subjects,  domestic  economy,  manual 
training,  music  and  drawing  are  not  so  generally  accepted. 
Most  of  the  State  Universities  and  some  others  accept  a 
limited  amount  of  manual  training,  commercial  work  and 
domestic  economy.  The  Rockford  High  School  is  a mem- 
ber of  the  North  Central  Association  of  Colleges  and  Sec- 
ondary Schools.  This  means  that  graduates  from  the  High 
School  will  be  admitted  without  examination  to  the  colleges 
and  universities  of  this  association,  provided  the  entrance 
requirements  of  such  colleges  are  satisfied. 

In  addition  to  the  above  arrangement,  Rockford  High 
School  graduates  have  been  received  on  certificate  by  Vas- 
sar,  Wellesley,  Smith,  Mt.  Holyoke,  Cornell,  Dartmouth, 
Leland  Stanford,  and  many  others,  both  East  and  West. 
These  various  universities  and  colleges  have  a great  variety 
of  requirements  for  entrance  and  for  this  reason  it  is  neces- 
sary for  pupils  desiring  to  be  admitted  to  any  particular 
college  to  study  the  catalog  of  that  institution,  so  as  to  be 
able  to  meet  its  particular  requirements. 

CO-OPERATION  OF  PARENTS. 

The  assistance  and  hearty  cooperation  of  the  parents 
are  necessary  to  a successful  school.  Therefore  the  parents 
are  extended  a cordial  welcome  to  visit  the  school  at  all 
hours,  and  especially  to  visit  the  work  in  recitations.  Pupils, 
parents,  and  teachers  are  all  benefited  by  these  visits,  and 
the  patrons  owe  it  to  their  children  and  themselves  to 
acquaint  themselves  thoroughly  with  the  school  and  its 
work. 


POLICY  OF  SCHOOL 

It  is  the  policy  of  the  school  to  employ  as  nearly  as 
possible  an  equal  number  of  college  men  and  women  who, 
by  their  education,  general  and  professional,  are  fitted  to 
work  in  a strong  secondary  school.  The  present  teachers 
have  received  their  preparation  in  a wide  range  of  institu- 
tions. There  are  36  different  colleges  and  universities  rep- 
resented in  the  educational  preparation  of  our  53  teachers. 


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REPORTS 


Reports  are  presented  to  the  pupils  at  the  end  of  each 
month.  In  case  of  failure,  a special  report  is  mailed  to  the 
parents  so  that  they  may  assist  the  pupils  and  teachers  to 
get  better  work.  Reports  are  mailed  to  parents  at  the  end 
of  each  semester,  stating  the  number  of  credits  made  during 
the  past  semester  and  the  total  number  of  credits  to  date. 
The  standing  in  each  branch  is  based  on  daily  work,  written 
tests,  and  on  final  examination  if  one  is  required. 

Scholarship  is  marked  as  follows : 

Excellent,  93 — 100  per  cent, 

Good,  85 — 92  per  cent, 

Fair,  78 — 84  per  cent, 

Passing,  75 — 83  per  cent, 

Not  passing, — below  75  per  cent. 


1885—1886 156  28 

1887  166  36 

1888  202  13 

1889. .. 219  28 

1890  248  32 

1891  287  37 

1892  290  28 

1893  337  49  . .... 

1894  413  52 

1895  457  48 

1896  461  67 

1897  465  88 

1898  449  58 

1899  471  55 

1900  481  68  35 

1901  503  48  22 

1902  626  56  23 

1903  665  64  24 

1904  677  77  45 

1905  767  87  24 

1906  797  102  52 

1907  815  92  42 


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1908  864  116  61 

1909  942  120  58 

1910  980  120  68 

1911  1104  130  68 

1912  1197  179  80 

1913  1273  180  83 

1914  1393  205 


SOCIAL  NEEDS 

The  school  recognizes  the  need  of  social  recreation  for 
its  pupils  and  is  making  provision  therefor.  At  stated  times 
on  Friday  afternoon  at  the  close  of  school,  parties  are  given 
in  the  high  school  gymnasium  to  which  a certain  percentage 
of  the  pupils  are  invited,  taken  alphabetically.  Parents  are 
invited  to  come  to  these  functions. 

SCHOOL  BAND 

The  school  maintains  a band,  composed  of  twenty-five 
members.  Almost  the  complete  instrumentation  of  it  has 
been  supplied  by  funds  secured  by  public  entertainments. 
Membership  in  the  band  is  open  to  all  boys.  Members  must 
be  present  at  every  rehearsal  and  beginning  with  the  Junior 
year  are  to  receive  54  credit  each  semester  thereafter.  The 
director  of  the  band  is  a member  of  the  faculty. 

BOYS’  GLEE  CLUB 

This  new  organization  of  forty  members  captured  a 
“First  Award”  at  the  Rockford  Exposition.  It  is  not,  as  its 
name  might  suggest,  an  organization  content  with  volume 
as  the  main  factor.  It  sings  high  class  music  with  the  pure 
intonation,  harmony,  and  finish  which  is  expected  of  the 
best  College  Glee  Clubs.  Membership  in  the  Glee  Club  is 
open  to  all  boys.  Members  must  be  present  at  all  re- 
hearsals, which  are  held  twice  a week  for  a double  period. 

THE  PHILIPPIC  LITERARY  SOCIETY 

The  Philippic  Literary  Society  is  a student  organiza- 
tion designed  to  give  platform  training  and  parliamentary 

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practice  to  the  girls  of  the  Rockford  High  School.  The 
membership  is  limited  to  forty-five,  in  order  to  insure  fre- 
quent appearance  on  the  program.  Regular  meetings  of 
the  society  are  held  in  one  of  the  class-rooms  each  Tues- 
day evening  immediately  after  the  close  of  school.  At  each 
session  a varied  literary  program,  consisting  of  extempo- 
raneous talks,  original  stories,  poems,  and  essays,  is  fol- 
lowed by  friendly  but  vigorous  criticisms  from  students  and 
faculty  censor;  after  which  a spirited  business  meeting 
affords  training  in  parliamentary  usages. 

THE  PHILOMATHEAN  LITERARY  SOCIETY 

The  Philomathean  Literary  Society  meets  regularly 
every  Tuesday  evening  at  7:30.  The  prime  object  of  this 
organization  is  to  develop  interest  and  efficiency  in  practical 
speech  making,  dramatics,  and  debate.  Regular  programs 
are  given  and  a business  meeting  follows  whereby  the 
members  gain  especial  training  in  parliamentary  procedure. 
It  is  under  the  supervision  of  a member  of  the  faculty  and 
forms  a part  of  the  public  speaking  department. 

THE  BIOLOGY  CLUB 

The  Biology  Club  is  an  organization  for  recreation  and 
for  the  study  of  the  animal  and  plant  life  of  this  vicinity. 
All  members  of  the  present  and  of  former  Botany  and 
Zoology  classes  are  eligible  to  membership  in  this  club. 
Field  trips  to  the  surrounding  country  are  taken  every 
Friday  afternoon  during  the  fall  and  spring  and  an  occa- 
sional meeting  is  held  during  the  winter.  Besides  collecting 
material  for  class  use,  the  club  undertakes  each  year  some 
work  of  benefit  to  the  community.  The  work  already 
accomplished  along  this  line  is  the  making  of  a bird  and 
flower  calendar  for  this  vicinity,  the  making  of  collections 
of  ferns,  and  of  butterflies  and  moths,  and  the  naming  of 
the  woody  plants  of  the  school  grounds  of  Rockford. 

THE  ENGINEERING  SOCIETY 

The  Rockford  High  School  Engineering  Society  is  an 
organization  of  boys  having  taken  at  least  one  year  of  shop 

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work,  for  the  purpose  of  studying  together  various  en- 
gineering subjects.  The  Society  meets  every  Monday  aft- 
ernoon of  the  school  year.  At  the  monthly  business  meeting, 
a list  of  topics  for  discussion  is  voted  upon  and  the  three 
chosen  are  discussed  in  the  following  meetings  of  the  month. 
The  boys  get  a good  idea  of  engineering  work  and  are 
greatly  helped  in  their  choice  of  subjects  to  prepare  them 
for  entering  various  Engineering  colleges  and  universities. 

“THE  OWL” 

The  “Owl/’  the  official  organ  of  the  student  body  of  the 
Rockford  High  School,  is  a monthly  publication  under  the 
direction  of  the  editor  and  business  manager  who  are  chosen 
from  the  Senior  Class.  These  are  aided  by  Assistants  se- 
lected from  all  the  Classes  of  the  school. 

“THE  ANNUAL” 

The  “Annual”  is  the  high  school  year  book,  edited  and 
published  by  the  Senior  Class,  assisted  by  the  rest  of  the 
school.  It  is  an  ambitious  volume  of  nearly  two  hundred 
and  fifty  pages. 

The  Head  of  the  English  Department  has  these  pub- 
lications under  his  control  and  management. 

ATHLETICS 

The  various  athletic  sports  are  provided  for  by  the 
school.  Free  use  is  made  of  the  Fair  Grounds  Park,  where 
there  are  splendid  tennis  courts,  a good  running  track, 
a foot-ball  and  two  base-ball  fields.  The  teams  are  coached 
by  members  of  the  faculty,  appointed  by  the  Principal.  Par- 
ticipation in  these  games  is  not  a part  of  the  school  work, 
but  rather  of  school  recreation.  Rockford  High  School  is  a 
member  of  the  Illinois  High  School  Athletic  Association 
and  consequently  complies  with  its  rules,  one  of  which  is 
that  the  pupil  must  be  carrying  fifteen  hours  of  work  per 
week  in  order  to  represent  the  school  in  any  contest.  No 
person  who  has  represented  the  school  in  any  athletic  con- 
test and  whose  school  connection  has  lapsed  shall  again  be 

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eligible  to  represent  the  school  until  he  has  made  up  the 
work  of  the  term  during  which  he  withdrew. 

Athletics  will  at  all  times  be  subject  to  the  direction  of 
the  Principal. 

LIBRARY 

The  school  has  a library  of  3,219  volumes,  distributed 
as  the  needs  require  among  the  four  session  rooms.  A pupil, 
under  the  direction  of  the  room  teacher,  has  charge.  Some 
reference  and  all  other  books  may  be  taken  home  by  the 
pupils,  after  filing  a withdrawal  card.  Reference  books  must 
be  returned  by  nine  o’clock  of  the  next  school  day.  In  ad- 
dition to  this,  the  pupils  have  the  use  of  the  Rockford  City 
Library  of  60,000  volumes.  The  Librarian  is  not  only  ready 
but  eager  to  assist  the  pupils. 

Plans  are  under  way  to  establish  a library  in  one  large 
room  in  new  addition  to  high  school  and  to  have  it  in  charge 
of  a trained  librarian.  The  Rockford  City  Librarian  has 
offered  to  supplement  the  work  of  the  high  school  library 
as  much  as  is  needed. 

ROCKFORD  HIGH  SCHOOL 


Summary  of  Work  offered  1914 — 1915 
First  Year 

^English  1 

*Algebra  1 

^Physiography  24 

*Physiology  24 

Physiology  (Commercial  Course)  2^ 

Latin  1 

Modern  Language — German,  French,  Swedish  1 

Civil  Government 24 

Commercial  Arithmetic  1 

Penmanship  and  Commercial  Correspondence..  1 

Wood  Shop  and  Mechanical  Drawing 1 

Free-hand  Drawing 1 

Physical  Training  24 


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Second  Year 


^English 1 

*Plane  Geometry  1 

Caesar  1 

Modern  Language — German,  French,  Swedish..  1 

Oratory  ^2 

Greek  History  (History  I)  y2 

Roman  History  (History  I)  y2 

Civics  (Upper  Classmen)  y2 

Botany  1 

Physiography  (Commercial  Course)  1 

Bookkeeping  and  Accounting 1 

Elementary  Cooking y2 

Elementary  Sewing y2 

Music  y2 

Forge,  Foundry,  and  Mechanical  Drawing 1 

Free-hand  Drawing  1 

Physical  Training  y 

Third  Year 

*English 1 

Solid  Geometry  

Review  Algebra  ^ 

Cicero  1 

Greek  1 

Modern  Language — German,  French,  Swedish..  1 

Argumentation  

Oratory  

Modern  History  (History  II)  1 

Zoology  1 

Physics  1 

Advanced  Cooking  and  Sewing 1 

Stenography  and  Typewriting  1 

Commercial  Geography  

Commercial  Law  

Music  y 

Machine  Shop  and  Mechanical  Drawing 1 

Physical  Training  


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Fourth  Year 


^English 1 

Advanced  Algebra y2 

Trigonometry  y2 

Virgil  1 

Greek  1 

Modern  Language — German,  French,  Swedish..  1 

Oratory  y2 

Teachers'  English  y2 

Pedagogy y2 

U.  S.  History  1 

Economics  J4 

Chemistry  1 

Astronomy  y2 

Dietetics,  Home  Nursing,  Home  and  Social 

Economics  1 

Stenography  and  Typewriting \y2 

Advanced  Bookkeeping  34 

Physical  Training  34 

Figures  indicate  number  of  credits. 

Sixteen  credits  required  for  graduation. 


*Subjects  and  one  year  of  history  required  in  all 
courses. 

Two  credits  in  Free  Hand  Drawing,  3 credits  in  Manual 
Training,  one  credit  in  Oratory,  three  credits  in  Domestic 
Arts  may  count  toward  graduation.  (One  hour  of  drawing 
the  present  semester  must  be  followed  by  one  hour  the  next 
semester). 

Not  more  than  one  Modern  Language  may  count  to- 
ward graduation,  unless  at  least  2 credits  in  one  are  offered. 

Not  more  than  1 credit  in  music  will  count  toward 
graduation. 

A half-credit  in  any  full  year  subject  will  not  count 
toward  graduation,  except  in  foreign  language  work  after 
one  full  year  has  been  completed. 

Classes  in  Greek  will  be  formed  if  at  least  ten  (10) 
pupils  desire  such  a class. 

Pupils  should  not  elect  subjects  in  advance  of  course. 

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LATIN  AND  GERMAN  COURSE 


First  Semester 

Second  Semester 

First  Semester 

Second  Semester 

First  Semester 

Second  Semester 

First  Semester 

Second  Semester 


First  Year 


\ Required — English,  Latin,  Physiog- 
t raphy,  Algebra. 

1 Required — English,  Latin,  Physiog- 
raphy and  Physiology, 
Algebra. 

Second  Year 

f Required — English,  Caesar,  Plane 
] Geometry. 

] Elect  one — Modern  Language,  History 

l I. 

' Required — English,  Caesar,  Plane 
Geometry. 

Elect  one — Modern  Language,  History 
I. 

Third  Year 

! Required — English,  Cicero,  Modern 
Language. 

Elect  one — Solid  Geometry,  Physics. 

{Required — English,  Cicero,  Modern 
Language. 

Elect  one — Physics,  History  II. 

Fourth  Year 

{Required — English,  Modern  Language, 
Virgil. 

Elect  one — History  II,  Economics. 

| Required — English,  Modern  Language, 
( Virgil,  Review  Algebra. 


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SCIENTIFIC  COURSE 


First  Semester 


Second  Semester 


First  Semester 


Second  Semester 


First  Semester 


Second  Semester 


First  Semester 


Second  Semester 


First  Year 


Required — English,  Algebra,  Physiog- 
raphy. 

Elect  one — German,  French,  Swedish. 

Required — English,  Algebra,  Physiog- 
raphy and  Physiology. 

Elect  one — German,  French,  Swedish. 

Second  Year 


Required — English,  Plane  Geometry, 
Botany  or  Zoology. 

Elect  one — German,  French,  Swedish. 

Required — English,  Plane  Geometry, 
Botany  or  Zoology. 

Elect  one — German,  French,  Swedish. 


Third  Year 


(Required — English,  History  I,  Physics 
or  Zoology. 

Elect  one — German,  French,  Swedish. 

! Required — English,  History  I,  Physics 
or  Zoology. 

Elect  one — German,  French,  Swedish. 

Fourth  Year 

' Required — English,  History  III,  Chem- 
istry. 

Elect  one — Physics,  Solid  Geometry, 
l Astronomy. 

{Required — English,  History  III,  Chem- 
istry. 

Elect  one — Physics,  Review  Algebra. 

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CIVIC  HISTORICAL  COURSE 


First  Semester 

Second  Semester 

First  Semester 

Second  Semester 

First  Semester 

Second  Semester 

First  Semester 

Second  Semester 


First  Year 

| Required — English,  Algebra,  Civil 
( Government,  Physiography. 

{Required — English,  Algebra,  Physiog- 
raphy and  Physiology. 
Elect  one — Modern  Language,  Latin. 

Second  Year 

(Required — English,  Plane  Geometry, 
History  I. 

. Elect  one — Modern  Language,  Latin. 

(Required — English,  Plane  Geometry, 
History  I. 

Elect  one — Modern  Language,  Latin. 

Third  Year 

' Required — English,  History  II,  Phys- 
ics. 

Elect  one — Modern  Language,  Latin, 
Commercial  Geography. 

r Required — English,  History  II,  Phys- 
ics. 

Elect  one — Modern  Language,  Latin, 
Commercial  Law. 

Fourth  Year 

' Required — English,  History  III,  Chem- 
istry. 

Elect  one — Modern  Language,  Latin, 
l Political  Economy. 

f Required — English,  History  III,  Chem- 
istry. 

I Elect  one — Modern  Language,  Latin, 
[ Review  Algebra. 


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MECHANICAL  COURSE 


First  Semester 


Second  Semester 


First  Semester 


Second  Semester 


First  Semester 


Second  Semester 


First  Semester 


Second  Semester 


First  Year 


{Required — English,  Algebra,  Physiog- 
raphy, Wood  Shop  and  Me- 
chanical Drawing. 

r Required — English,  Algebra,  Physiog- 
raphy and  Physiology, 
Wood  Shop  and  Mechan- 
ical Drawing. 

Second  Year 


{Required — English,  Plane  Geometry, 
History  I,  Foundry  and 
Mechanical  Drawing. 

{Required — English,  Plane  Geometry, 
History  I,  Forge  and  Me- 
chanical Drawing. 


Third  Year 


Required — English,  Solid  Geometry, 
Machine  Shop  and  Mechan- 
ical Drawing. 

, Elect  one — Physics,  Modern  Language. 


Required — English,  Review  Algebra, 
Machine  Shop  and  Mechan- 
ical Drawing. 

Elect  one — Physics,  Modern  Language. 


Fourth  Year 

' Required — English,  Advanced  Algebra. 
Elect  two — Chemistry,  Modern  Lan- 
guage, History  II,  History 
l IIL 

Required — English,  Trigonometry. 
Elect  two — Chemistry,  Modern  Lan- 
guage, History  II,  History 
l IIL 


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COMMERCIAL  COURSE 


First  Semester 


Second  Semester 


First  Semester 


Second  Semester 


First  Semester 


Second  Semester 


First  Semester 


Second  Semester 


First  Year 

{Required — English,  Commercial  Arith- 
metic, Penmanship,  Civil 
Government. 

{Required — English,  Commercial  Arith- 
metic, Penmanship  and 
Commercial  Correspond- 
ence, Physiology  (Com’l). 

Second  Year 

!.  Required — English,  History  I,  Phys- 
iography (Com’1),  Book- 
keeping. 

(Required — English,  History  I,  Phys- 
iography (Com’l),  Ac- 
counting. 

Third  Year 

f Required — English,  Algebra,  Commer- 
\ cial  Geography, 

i Elect  one — Stenography,  Physics,  Mod- 
l ern  Language. 

f Required — English  or  Argumentation, 
i Algebra,  Commercial  Law. 

1 Elect  one — Stenography,  Physics,  Mod- 
l ern  Language. 

Fourth  Year 

f Required — English,  Geometry,  Eco- 
! nomics. 

I Elect  one — Stenography,  History  III, 
L Physics,  Modern  Language. 

r Required — English,  Geometry,  Ad- 
vanced Bookkeeping. 

Elect  one — Stenography,  History  III, 
Physics,  Modern  Language. 


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DOMESTIC  ARTS  COURSE 
First  Year 


First  Semester 


Second  Semester 


f Required — English,  Algebra,  Physiog- 
! raphy. 

i Elect  one — Drawing,  Civics,  Penman- 
l ship. 

f Required — English,  Algebra,  Physiog- 
raphy and  Physiology. 

Elect  one — Drawing,  Penmanship  and 
Commercial  Correspond- 
- ence,  Civics. 

Second  Year 


First  Semester 


Second  Semester 


' Required — English,  Geometry,  Ele- 
mentary Cooking. 

Elect  one — Botany,  Zoology,  Drawing, 
Modern  Language,  His- 
l tory  I. 

Required — English,  Plane  Geometry, 
Elementary  Sewing. 

- Elect  one — Botany,  Zoology,  Drawing, 
Modern  Language,  His- 
- tory  I. 

Third  Year 


First  Semester 


Second  Semester 


r Required — English,  Physics,  Advanced 
Cooking. 

Elect  one — Zoology,  History  II,  Mod- 
. ern  Language. 

r Required — English,  Physics,  Advanced 
Sewing. 

Elect  one — Zoology,  History  II,  Mod- 
, ern  Language. 

Fourth  Year 


First  Semester 


Second  Semester 


' Required — English;  Chemistry;  Die- 
tetics, Home  Nursing, 
Home  and  Social  Econom- 
ics. 

Elect  one — History  III,  Physics,  Mod- 
^ ern  Language. 

f Required — English;  Chemistry;  Dietet- 
ics, Home  Nursing,  Home 
{ and  Social  Economics. 

I Elect  one — History  III,  Physics,  Mod- 
l ern  Language. 


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TEACHERS*  COURSE 


First  Semester 


Second  Semester 


First  Semester 


Second  Semester 


First  Semester 


Second  Semester 


First  Semester 

Second  Semester 


First  Year 

! Required — English,  Algebra,  Physiog- 
raphy. 

Elect  one — Latin,  Civics,  Penmanship. 

r Required — English,  Algebra,  Physiog- 
raphy and  Physiology. 

< Elect  one — Latin,  Civics,  Penmanship 
and  Commercial  Corresp., 
. Drawing. 

Second  Year 

( Required — English,  Plane  Geometry, 
History  I. 

Elect  one — Botany,  Latin,  Drawing. 

! Required — English,  Plane  Geometry, 
History  I. 

Elect  one — Botany,  Latin,  Drawing. 

Third  Year 

f Required — English,  Zoology,  History 

n-  . 

Elect  one — Drawing,  Physics,  Music 
l and  Oratory. 

r Required — English,  Zoology,  History 

II. 

<!  Elect  one — Physics,  Music  and  Ora- 
tory, Commercial  Geog- 
l raphy. 

Fourth  Year 

{Required — English,  History  III,  Com- 
mercial Arithmetic,  Eco- 
nomics. 

1 Required — Teachers*  English,  History 
III,  Commercial  Arithme- 
tic, Pedagogy. 


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CREDITS 


A credit  is  given  for  one  study  requiring  five  prepared 
recitations  per  week,  for  one  year.  In  estimating  credits, 
double  laboratory  periods  in  Drawing,  Manual  Training, 
Bookkeeping,  and  Domestic  Science  count  as  one,  as  this 
work  requires  very  little  outside  preparation. 

No  credit  is  given  for  part  of  a semester's  work  in  any 
study. 

No  credit  is  given  for  work  done  outside  of  the  regular 
classes,  either  during  the  summer  vacation  or  at  other  times 
unless  the  principal's  consent  has  been  secured  before  the 
work  is  begun  and  the  regular  examination  given  in  High 
School  is  passed  when  it  is  completed. 

A half-credit  in  any  full  year  subject  will  not  count 
toward  graduation  except  in  foreign  language  work  and  in 
this  case  only  after  one  full  year  has  been  completed. 

Pupils  of  exceptional  ability  who  expect  to  attend  col- 
lege may,  by  careful  selection  of  their  high  school  subjects, 
choose  those  which  will  give  them  college  credit.  For  in- 
stance— they  may  select  Advanced  Algebra  and  Trigonome- 
try for  one  of  their  sixteen  credits  required  for  graduation 
and  at  the  same  time  receive  college  credit  for  these.  There 
are  still  other  combinations  about  which  pupils,  desiring  to 
take  advantage  of  this  opportunity,  should  consult  the  Prin- 
cipal. 

GRADUATION 

As  a condition  of  graduation  all  the  required  studies 
of  the  course  must  be  completed  (8  credits)  and  enough 
elective  studies  to  make  the  total  number  of  credits  (16). 

No  diploma  will  be  granted  to  any  student  who  has  not 
taken  at  least  one  semester  of  work  in  Rockford  High 
School. 

CLASSIFICATION 

At  the  beginning  of  each  semester,  pupils  will  be  classi- 
fied as  follows : 

Freshmen — Satisfactory  evidence  of  having  completed 
8th  grade  work. 


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Sophomore — Required  work  of  Freshmen  year  com- 
pleted with  a total  of  four  credits. 

Junior — Required  work  of  Freshmen  and  Sophomore 
years  completed,  with  a total  of  eight  credits. 

Senior — Required  work  of  the  three  previous  years 
completed,  with  a total  of  twelve  credits. 

For  graduation — All  the  required  studies  of  the  course 
completed,  with  a total  of  sixteen  credits,  not  counting  half- 
credits in  yearly  subjects. 

Pupils  will  be  classified  with  their  lowest  required 
study.  No  advance  in  classification  can  be  made  when  re- 
quired studies  are  omitted. 

RULES  FOR  SENIOR  WORK 

At  least  six  weeks  before  Commencement  week,  cat 
didates  for  graduation  shall  be  required  to  take  examina 
tions  in  work  in  which  their  grade  is  below  83%. 

Pupils  whose  work  at  the  close  of  the  examination  is  u; 
to  the  required  standard  and  who  have  no  back  work  un 
finished,  will  be  counted  members  of  the  graduating  class 
and  excused  from  further  examinations,  if  grades  for  the  re 
mainder  of  the  term  are  83%  or  above. 

In  any  case  in  which  the  record  of  the  last  six  weeks 
shall  fall  below  83%,  the  student  may  be  required  at  th 
close  of  the  term  to  pass  an  examination  on  that  portion  of 
the  study  taken  during  the  last  semester. 

No  person  who  fails  to  complete  the  work  by  the  re- 
quired time  shall  be  counted  a member  of  the  class  until  all 
conditions  are  cancelled  in  accordance  with  the  following 
rules. 

No  senior,  failing  in  a study,  will  be  permitted  to  take 
more  than  two  special  examinations  in  that  study,  and  al 
conditions,  all  work,  and  all  examinations  must  be  finished 
by  the  Friday  preceding  Commencement. 

The  passing  grade  of  the  Rockford  High  School  shal 
be  75%.  To  receive  a diploma  a pupil  must  have  completec 
sixteen  credits  with  that  grade,  except  that  in  one  study  c 
the  last  year  the  grade  may  be  as  low  as  65%,  if  the  full  six 
teen  credits  average  at  least  80%. 


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No  one  who  has  not  finished  the  prescribed  work  witf 
in  the  prescribed  time,  according  to  the  above  rules,  will  b< 
permitted  to  have  his  name  appear  on  the  program,  to  re 
ceive  a diploma,  or  in  any  way  take  part  in  the  Commence 
ment  exercises. 


ENGLISH 

This  course  covers  four  years — five  recitations  a weel 

The  aims  of  the  English  work  are  to  aid  pupils  to  ey 
press  their  thoughts  and  feelings  clearly,  correctly,  anc 
fluently;  to  intelligently  interpret  the  thoughts  and  feelings 
of  others  when  spoken  or  written;  to  develop  a taste  for 
good  literature ; to  enable  the  student  to  familiarize  him 
self  with  the  chief  facts  of  English  and  American  literarj 
history. 

During  the  first  two  years  the  work  is  about  equally 
divided  between  composition  and  the  study  of  the  classics 

The  essentials  of  grammar  are  revised  to  aid  in  secur- 
ing clearness  in  sentence  structure  and  to  correlate  the 
study  of  foreign  language. 

Oral  composition  is  a salient  feature  of  the  entire  course, 
its  aim  being  to  produce  spontaneity  of  expression  with 
grammatical  correctness. 

Written  themes,  one  page  in  length,  are  required 
weekly.  Many  short  themes  are  required  at  the  blackboard ; 
but  no  exercise  is  required  until,  through  questions  and 
suggestions,  the  pupils  understand  definitely  just  what  is 
desired. 

Selections  from  prose  and  poetry  are  memorized  for 
the  purpose  of  increasing  the  pupil’s  vocabulary  as  well  as 
helping  to  develop  a taste  for  ideal  language  and  literature. 

First  Year 

Time:  40  weeks. 

Text:  Hitchcock’s  Enlarged  Practice  Book. 

Reading.  First  Semester — Greek  Gods,  Heroes,  and 
Men.  Second  Semester — Eliot’s  Silas  Marner;  Three  Nar- 

rative  Poems.  - * 

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The  Freshman  work  in  English  is  devoted  largely"  to 
composition  with  drill  work  in  punctuation  and  spelling. 
The  purpose  is  to  acquaint  the  pupil  with  the  means  of 
clear  and  concise  expression,  both  oral  and  written,  of  his 
ideas  and  experiences. 

In  the  second  semester,  work  in  English  grammar  is 
taken  up. 


Second  Year 


Time:  40  weeks. 

Text:  Hitchcock's  Enlarged  Practice  Book. 

Reading:  First  Semester — Tennyson's  Idylls  of  the 
King;  Scott's  Ivanhoe  or  Quentin  Durward’. 

Second  Semester — Dickens's  Tale  of  Two  Cities; 
Scott's  Lay  of  the  Last  Minstrel  or  Marmion ; Shakes- 
peare's Julius  Caesar  or  As  You  Like  It. 

The  work  of  the  Sophomore  year,  like  that  of  the  Fresh- 
en year,  is  largely  composition.  The  pupil  is  now  familiar 
ith  the  different  forms  of  prose  discourse  and  more  de- 
ailed  instruction  is  given  to  developing  these.  Rhetoric 
ork  is  taken  up — the  different  forms  of  sentence  structure 
— and  studied.  Paragraph  development,  both  isolated  and 
related,  is  worked  out  by  the  laboratory  method  in  the 
theme  work.  The  first  semester  the  grammar,  which  was 
introduced  the  last  half  of  the  Freshman  year,  is  completed. 


Third  Year 


Time:  40  weeks. 

Texts:  Rhetoric — Composition,  Brooks  and  Hubbarcb^L 
History  of  American  Literature,  Newcomer. 

Reading:  First  Semester — Franklin's  Autobiography; 
Irving's  Sketch  Book ; The  Last  of  the  Mohicans  and  Deer 
Slayer;  Poe's  Tales  and  Poems. 

Second  Semester — Hawthorne’s  House  of  Seven 
Gables;  Webster's  First  Bunker  Hill  Oration  or  Washing- 
ton's Farewell  Address;  Selections  from  the  Chief  Ameri- 
can Poets;  American  Essays  and  Sketches,  and  contempt 
orary  writers. 

While  the  composition  work  of  the  third  year  follows 


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in  a general  way  that  of  the  two  previous  years,  emphasis 
is  laid  on  the  creative  rather  than  the  mechanical  side  of 
writing.  In  order  to  develop  originality  and  individuality 
in  expression,  a wider  range  of  subject  matter  and  an  oppor- 
tunity for  more  extended  treatment  is  given.  Outline  work 
receives  special  attention  in  connection  with  expositional 
writing  and  the  study  of  the  oration. 

A general  survey  of  the  history  of  American  literature 
is  made  vital  by  a study  of  representative  types  of  the  pro- 
ductions of  the  various  periods.  The  forming  of  individual 
estimates  of  the  classics  studied  is  encouraged. 

Fourth  Year. 

Time:  40  weeks. 

Texts:  Composition  and  Rhetoric — Brooks  and  Hub- 
bard. History  of  English  Literature — Halleck. 

Readings  First  Semester — Shakespeare’s  Hamlet  or 
Macbeth,  and  Midsummer  Night’s  Dream. 

Milton’s  Minor  Poems  and  Sonnets,  Paradise  Lost. 

Addison’s  DeCoverley  Papers. 

Second  Semester — Blackmore’s  Lorna  Doone. 

DeQuincey’s  English  Mail  Coach  and  Joan  of  Arc,,  or 
Flight  of  the  Tartars. 

Macaulay’s  Addison  and  Johnson  or  Clive  and  Hast- 
ings. 

Browning’s  Poems. 

In  the  fourth  year  the  time  is  divided  between  the  study 
of  the  history  of  English  literature,  composition,  and  the 
typical  examples  of  the  most  important  forms  of  literature ; 
viz.,  the  essay,  the  novel,  the  drama,  narrative  and  lyric, 
poetry. 

In  the  study  of  the  history  of  English  literature,  em- 
phasis is  placed  upon  general  movements  and  tendencies  in 
literature,  and  their  relations  to  national  conditions.  In 
each  period  the  works  of  at  least  one  or  two  typical  authors 
are  intensively  studied.  Reports  are  also  given  on  selec- 
tions from  contemporary  authors.  The  chief  aims  in  this 
course  are  to  widen  the  pupil’s  knowledge  and  apprecia- 


tion  of  literature  and  to  teach  him  to  consider  the  selec- 
tions he  reads  in  relation  to  the  author's  personality  and  the 
age  in  which  they  were  written. 

The  fourth  year  pupil  is  expected  to  write  good  Eng- 
lish fluently.  Practice  is  given  in  all  forms  of  prose  dis- 
course. A part  of  the  subject  matter  used  in  composition 
is  closely  correlated  with  the  study  of  English  literature; 
the  remainder  deals  with  the  pupil's  own  experiences  and 
opinions,  and  is  made  as  practical  as  possible. 

TEACHERS'  ENGLISH 

In  the  second  semester  of  the  Senior  year  a course  in 
English  is  offered,  especially  adapted  for  those  who  are  in- 
tending to  teach  without  a Normal  school,  or  College  train- 
ing. 

The  work  includes  a review  of  English  grammar;  an 
intensive  study  of  “Reading  in  the  Public  Schools"  by 
Briggs  and  Coffman ; and  Poems  for  the  Study  of  Language, 
prescribed  in  the  Course  of  Study  for  the  Common  Schools 
of  Illinois.  The  latter  is  studied,  not  for  the  interpretation 
of  the  thought,  but  why  and  how  they  shall  be  presented  in 
the  class-room. 

The  place  story  telling  holds  in  our  theory  of  education, 
and  the  kind  of  stories  to  tell  are  freely  discussed.  Much 
drill  is  given  in  actual  story  telling. 

Throughout  the  course,  emphasis  is  laid  on  theme 
writing,  the  making  of  outlines,  speech  making,  and  oral 
reading. 

PEDAGOGY 

Time:  20  weeks. 

Text:  Education,  Thorndike. 

1.  Study  of  the  principles  of  education  in  text  book. 

2.  Supplementary  work,  orally  and  through  reference 
books. 

3.  Observation  work  in  the  grade  schools  during  the 
latter  part  of  the  course. 

4.  Study  of  a portion  of  the  State  elementary  course 
of  study. 

5.  The  reading  of  at  least  one  pedagogical  book  with 
report  of  the  same  in  class. 


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GREEK 


A two  years’  course  in  Greek  is  offered,  to  be  given  if 
requested  by  the  minimum  number  of  pupils  per  class  al- 
lowed by  the  Board  of  Education. 

During  the  first  year,  the  work  consists  of  the  study  of 
White’s  First  Greek  Book;  also  the  reading,  during  the 
latter  part  of  the  year,  of  four  chapters  of  Book  I,  Xeno- 
phon’s Anabasis.  By  this  time  the  pupils  find  sight  work 
in  the  Greek  Testament  pleasing. 

In  the  second  year,  the  reading  in  the  Anabasis  is  con- 
tinued so  that  Books  I,  II,  III,  and  IV  are  completed. 
Goodwin’s  Grammar  is  used.  Woodruff’s  Prose  Composi- 
tion is  employed  for  the  prose  writing.  The  latter  part  of 
the  year  is  devoted  to  the  Iliad,  when  Books  I,  II,  and  III 
are  read  with  attention  to  the  scansion. 

LATIN 

The  general  aim  of  the  course  in  Latin  is  to  create  an 
appreciation  of  the  Latin  language. 

During  the  first  two  years  the  endeavor  is  made  to 
develop,  through  the  daily  lesson,  industry  and  persever- 
ance, painstaking  attention  to  details,  and  reasonable  power. 
Effort  is  made  to  re-inforce  the  knowledge  of  English  gram- 
mar, and  to  awaken  a language  sense. 

During  the  last  two  years,  the  work  is  broadened  to 
give  an  appreciation  of  Roman  life,  literature,  and  art.  Here 
the  pupil  develops  the  power  of  translating  easily  and  flu- 
ently, into  idiomatic  English,  the  thought  of  the  author  he 
is  reading. 

First  Year 

Time:  40  weeks. 

Text:  Smith’s  Latin  Lessons. 

The  aim  is  threefold  : to  make  the  Latin  language  seem 
alive ; to  make  the  first  year  work  of  value  for  general  cul- 
ture ; and  to  prepare  thoroughly  for  the  work  of  the  second 
year. 

Latin  songs  are  sung,  familiar  Latin  quotations  are 
learned,  letters  and  stories  are  written  in  Latin,  and  con- 


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versation  in  Latin  is  encouraged.  The  work  on  derivatives 
shows  how  the  Latin  still  lives  in  the  English  language. 

Stress  is  laid  upon  the  learning  of  vocabularies,  forms, 
and  idioms.  Perception  Cards  handled  briskly  in  class  are 
a great  help  to  the  pupil  along  this  line. 

Constructions  necessary  for  the  work  of  the  second 
year  are  thoroughly  taught,  and  sentences  illustrating  these 
constructions  are  translated  from  Latin  into  English,  and 
from  English  into  Latin.  The  principles  of  English  gram- 
mar are  referred  to  constantly  in  direct  connection  with  the 
Latin  rules. 

As  a preparation  for  the  reading  of  connected  Latin, 
simple  Roman  stories  are  translated  at  sight. 

LATIN 
Second  Year 


Time:  40  weeks. 

Texts:  Collar’s  The  New  Gradatim,  Kelsey’s  Cae- 
sar’s Gallic  War,  Baker  & Inglis’s  Latin  Composition,  Ben- 
nett’s Latin  Grammar. 

In  the  first  semester  of  the  second  year  of  Latin,  anec- 
dotes from  Collar’s  New  Gradatim,  including  The  Argo- 
nauts or  Ulysses,  are  substituted  for  one  book  of  Caesar’s 
Gallic  War.  Following  this,  either  Book  II  or  III  of  The 
Gallic  War  is  read.  During  the  second  semester,  Books  I 
and  IV  are  translated.  An  effort  is  made  during  this  year 
to  develop  facility  in  translating  into  idiomatic  English, 
and  also  to  accustom  the  pupil  to  sight  reading.  Emphasis 
is  laid  upon  analysis  of  the  structure  of  Latin  sentences  as 
a help  to  translation. 

A topical  study  of  Latin  Grammar  is  pursued,  in  con- 
nection with  which  a period  a week  is  devoted  to  the  trans- 
lating of  English  sentences  into  Latin,  with  Baker  and 
Inglis’s  Latin  Composition,  Part  I as  a basis.  Forms  of 
words  are  constantly  reviewed.  The  pupils  are  encouraged 
to  a better  comprehension  of  English  words  by  observing 
the  derivatives  from  the  Latin. 


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Third  Year. 


Time:  40  weeks. 

Texts : Kelsey’s — Cicero’s  Selected  Orations  and  Let- 
ters, Gleason’s  A Term  of  Ovid,  Baker  & Inglis’s  Latin 
Composition,  Bennett’s  Latin  Grammar. 

The  third  year  is  devoted  to  the  study  of  Cicero  and 
Ovid.  Of  Cicero,  six  orations  are  read,  including  the  four 
Catilinarian  and  the  Manilian  Law.  Grammatical  work 
continues  much  the  same  as  in  the  second  year,  accompanied 
by  composition  work  in  Baker  and  Inglis’s  Latin  Composi- 
tion Part  II.  The  analysis  of  sentence  structure  is  con- 
tinued. Roman  Political  Institutions  and  History  are 
touched  upon  as  occasion  warrants. 

About  500  lines  of  Ovid  are  read,  with  some  attention 
to  both  oral  and  written  scansion.  During  this  entire  year 
as  much  sight  reading  as  possible  is  done. 

Fourth  Year 

Time:  40  weeks. 

• Text:  Virgil,  Frieze;  A Term  of  .Ovid,  Gleason;  Latin 
Grammar,  Bennett. 

Six  books  of  the  Aeneid  are  read.  During  the  first 
semester,  emphasis  is  laid  on  poetic  forms,  constructions, 
and  order;  portions  are  read  metrically. 

Pictures,  stories  from  the  myths,  and  maps  are  used  in 
making  the  story  as  vivid  as  possible.  It  is  the  aim  during 
the  study  of  the  Aeneid  to  develop  an  appreciation  of  the 
literary  value  of  the  poem,  and  especially  of  its  influence 
upon  later  literature. 

During  the  year,  the  work  in  Ovid’s  Metamorphosis, 
begun  in  the  Junior  year,  is  completed.  This  amounts  in 
all  to  about  fifteen  hundred  lines. 

GERMAN 

The  aim  of  the  German  department  of  the  Rockford 
High  School  is  to  give  the  pupils  a practical  knowledge  of 
the  German  language  and  to  interest  them  in  the  life,  songs, 
customs,  and  literature  of  the  German  people. 

The  entire  three  years’  course  enables  the  pupils  (1) 


to  express  simple  thought  orally  and  in  writing  in  good 
German,  (2)  to  understand  the  language  when  spoken  dis- 
tinctly, (3)  to  read  ordinary  books  rapidly  and  intelligently. 

First  Year 

Time:  40  weeks. 

Text:  Spanhoofd’s  Elementarbuch,  and  selections 
from  Gluck  Auf  or  a similar  reader.  (60-100  pages.)  C J 

In  the  first  year  special  attention  is  given  to  the  acqui- 
sition of  a correct  pronunciation.  The  declension  of  the 
articles ; of  the  limiting  and  descriptive  adjectives ; of  strong 
and  weak  nouns;  of  personal,  relative,  and  demonstrative 
pronouns;  the  present  and  past  of  the  modal  auxiliaries; 
the  conjugation  of  strong  and  weak  verbs  in  five  tenses; 
the  principal  parts  of  about  seventy-five  of  the  most  com- 
mon strong  verbs;  the  leading  prepositions  and  the  cases 
governed  by  each ; and  the  principal  rules  for  sentence  con- 
struction and  word  order  are  required. 

From  the  first,  German  is  used  in  the  class  room  as 
much  as  is  feasible,  and  all  grammar  is  taught  inductively. 

Die  Lorelei,  Du  bist  wie  eine  Blume,  O Tannenbaum, 

Die  Wacht  Am  Rhein  and  Das  Heidenroslein  are  sung  and 
committed  to  memory. 

During  the  second  semester  the  German  script  is  taught 
and  is  used  thereafter  in  all  written  work. 

Second  Year 


Time:  40  weeks. 

Reading:  About  150-200  pages  of  such  books  as  Im-  / 
mensee,  Germelshausen,  Der  Zerbrochene  Krug,  Pac_.y , L7jp 
Peterle  von  Niirnberg,  Hoher  als  die  Kirche,  Der  Weg  zum 
Gluck,  Deutsche  Heimat.  * 

The  language  of  the  classroom  becomes  almost  ex- 
clusively German.  The  elements  of  grammar  are  reviewed 
and  inflections,  not  completed,  are  completed.  Special  atten- 
tion is  given  to  the  modals,  strong  verbs,  the  passive  voice 
and  the  subjunctive.  Siegfrieds  Schwert,  Barbarossa,  and 
Erlkonig  are  committed  to  memory. 

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Third  Year 


Time:  40  weeks. 

Reading:  About  400-500  pages  of  such  books  as  Die 
Blinden,  Der  Fluch  der  Schonheit,  Die  Journalisten,  Das  £ Q 
edle  Blut,  Der  Talismann,  Der  Bibliothekar,  Der  Schwieg- 
ersohn,  and  possibly  Wilhelm  Tell,  Herman  und  Dorothea, 
Emilia  Galotti  in  the  last  semester. 

Translation  takes  a very  small  part  of  the  time,  the 
greater  time  being  devoted  to  reading  and  conversation  in 
German.  Constant  drill  in  oral  and  written  composition 
based  on  the  text,  with  a weekly  original  composition  on 
topics  suggested  by  the  text,  keep  before  the  pupil  all  the 
elements  of  German  Grammar.  Further  details  of  grammar 
are  taught  as  need  for  them  arises. 

During  the  third  year  the  students  play  one  or  more 
one  act  comedies  like  “Einer  musz  heiraten”,  “Die  Eifer- 
siichtigen”,  “Meisterschaft”,  “Die  Hochzeitsreise.”  A short 
concert  of  German  songs  and  folk  songs  is  also  given  on 
these  occasions. 


FRENCH 
First  Year 

Time:  40  weeks. 

Texts:  Fraser  and  Squair's  Shorter  French  Course? 
Pichon,  Premieres  Notions  de  Vocabulaire  et  de  Lecture; 
two  of  the  following:  Une  Semaine  a Paris,  Labiche's  Le 
Voyage  de  M.  Perrichon,  Labiche's  La  Poudre  aux  Yeux, 
Dumas's  L'Evasion  du  Due  de  Beaufort,  Dumas's  Le  Conte 
de  Monte-Cristo. 

Pichon's  Premieres  Notions  is  used  the  greater  part 
of  the  first  semester,  the  instruction  is  by  the  direct  method 
and  embraces  chiefly  vocabulary  of  common  nouns,  the 
present  tense  of  some  regular  verbs  and  the  more  common 
irregular  verbs.  The  rest  of  the  year  is  devoted  to  the 
reading  of  at  least  two  of  the  texts  mentioned  above  and 
the  study  of  grammar,  lessons  I-XXVIII. 

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Second  Year 


Time:  40  weeks. 

Texts:  Fraser  and  Squair’s  Shorter  French  Course; 
A.  W.  Ballard’s  Short  Stories  for  oral  French;  Merimee’s 
Colomba  or  Daudet’s  Tartarin  de  Tarascon;  Augier’s  Le 
Gendre  de  M.  Poirier  or  Pailleron’s  Le  Monde  ou  Ton 
s’ennuie. 

Grammar  is  used  throughout  the  year  so  as  to  com- 
plete Part  One  or  its  equivalent.  Two  of  the  above  men- 
tioned texts  are  read,  and  the  pupils  write  short  French 
themes  on  assigned  topics  toward  the  close  of  the  year. 
The  language  of  the  class  room  is  French,  except  when 
translation  and  grammatical  explanations  require  the  use 
of  English. 

SWEDISH 
First  Year 


Time. 

Texts:  Vickner’s  or  Elmquist’s  Swedish  Grammar; 
Geijerstam’s  Mina  pojkar;  Selma  Lagerlof’s  Valda  berat- 
telser ; Helena  Nyblom’s  Det  ringer. 

“Nina  pojkar”  is  read  the  first  semester,  and  the  most 
necessary  grammatical  forms  are  learned  through  black- 
board and  notebook  work.  The  second  semester  the  edited 
grammar  is  used  and  studied  as  far  as  through  the  sub- 
junctive, and  the  two  remaining  texts  are  read.  Idioms  are 
emphasized  from  the  beginning  and  conversation  is  intro- 
duced during  this  semester. 

Second  Year. 


Time. 

Texts:  Swedish  Grammar  as  above :^Tor  Hedberg’s 
Pa  Torpa  gard  ; Grimberg’s  Sveriges  historia  for  folkskolan ; 
En  herrgardssagen. 

Grammar  and  composition  is  used  the  first  part  of  the 
course  but  later  on,  formal  composition  is  laid  aside  for 
short  essays  and  letter  writing.  Two  representative  Swed- 


ish  novels  are  read  during  the  year,  and  the  greater  part 
of  the  second  semester  is  given  over  to  a brief  survey  of 
Swedish  history.  The  language  of  the  class  room  is  chiefly 
Swedish. 

Observe!  Pupils  who  have  a fair  knowledge  of  Swe- 
dish grammar  and  can  speak  the  language  quite  fluently, 
may  elect  1 Swedish  2 or  2 Swedish  1 according  to  pro- 
ficiency shown.  Credit  is  given  only  for  work  actually 
done  in  class  or  taken  by  examination. 

HISTORY 

The  purpose  of  a history  course  is  to  sum  up  the  prin- 
cipal agencies  that  have  made  our  present  day  civilization. 
The  advantages  of  a history  course  are  many,  namely, — 

1.  Informational  value  is  promoted  through  a fund  of 
historical  facts.  This  information  may  be  of  a general  or 
special  value,  as  to  the  lawyer,  journalist,  and  also  to  enable 
the  individual  to  read  intelligently  the  morning  paper. 

2.  Intellectual  value  is  gained  through  the  exercise 
of  the  memory  and  training  of  the  imagination,  judgment, 
and  reasoning  power. 

3.  Ethical  value  is  emphasized  through  the  training 
of  morals.  Lessons  of  right  and  wrong  are  brought  out 
unconsciously  by  examples  of  traitors,  heroes,  and  patriot- 
ism. 

4.  Training  in  written  and  oral  expression  is  developed 
easily  because  of  the  accessibility  to  material. 

History  I 

Time:  40  weeks. 

First  Semester:  Text — Outlines  of  Greek  History — 
Morey. 

The  aim  of  this  course  is  to  present  a brief  survey  of 
the  beginning  of  civilization  and  its  development  among 
the  principal  oriental  nations,  including  China,  India,  Baby- 
lonia, Assyria,  Egypt,  Phoenicia  and  Persia.  This  course 
discusses  the  origin  of  political  and  social  institutions,  re- 
ligions, arts,  and  sciences,  and  the  Asiatic  sources  of  Eu- 


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ropean  civilization.  It  constitutes  an  introduction  to  the 
general  study  of  history.  Greek  history  opens  with  the 
legendary  period  in  which  the  simple,  childlike  beauty  of  the 
Greeks  is  illustrated  in  the  way  in  which  they  solve  their 
various  problems.  This  is  followed  by  the  historic  period, 
which  shows  the  development  of  the  activities  originated 
in  oriental  history,  by  suitable  illustrations  from  their  liter- 
ature and  monuments,  and  emphasizes  only  the  cause  and 
effect  of  the  wars.  Many  photographic  reproductions,  prints, 
and  a few  relics  of  the  ancient  remains  are  passed  around 
the  class  to  lend  a warmth  of  reality.  The  geographic  im- 
portance of  history  is  continually  presented,  and  several 
maps  are  made  to  assist  the  memory  and  cultivate  careful- 
ness and  neatness.  Some  reports  from  accessible  sources 
are  given  and  outlines  or  summaries  of  a certain  chapter 
or  period  are  simply  but  logically  recorded  in  the  note- 
books. 

Second  Semester:  Text — Outlines  of  Roman  History 
— Morey. 

This  course  gives  the  relation  of  the  Romans  to  the 
Greeks  and  follows  the  gradual  growth  of  Rome  from  a 
tribal  organism  to  the  master  of  the  Mediterranean  lands, 
and  its  downfall.  Then  it  takes  up  briefly  the  transition 
to  the  Charlemagne  period,  A.  D.  800. 

The  political,  military,  religious,  economic,  and  social 
life  of  the  Romans  is  exemplified  by  topics,  debates,  collat- 
eral readings,  illustrated  lectures,  and  maps.  Some  attention 
is  given  to  the  work  of  the  archaeologists  in  Rome.  Striking 
analogies  between  Rome  and  modern  political  forms  and 
institutions  are  brought  to  the  notice  of  the  pupils.  Note- 
books are  kept. 

History  II 

Time : 40  weeks. 

Text:  Modern  History — Europe,  West. 

First  Semester.'  The  Modern  History  course  opens 
with  a study  of  the  Barbarian  Invasions.  Thereafter  fol- 
lows the  dark  ages  including  Charlemagne,  Feudalism,  Em- 


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pire,  and  Papacy.  The  crusades  with  their  effects  upon 
Western  Europe  leads  one  into  the  periods  of  Rise  of  Towns 
and  Rise  of  Monarchic  States.  The  semester  closes  with 
the  interesting  Renaissance  Age. 

Second  Semester.  This  work  covers  the  period  from 
the  sixteenth  century  to  our  times.  The  chief  topics  dis- 
cussed are:  Protestant  Reformation,  French  Revolution 
and  the  reactionary  period,  Development  of  Modern  Eu- 
ropean States  with  special  emphasis  upon  England,  Ger- 
many, France,  Austria  Hungary,  Russia  and  Italy.  The 
course  is  concluded  with  an  inquiry  into  the  position  of 
European  powers  today.  The  latter  is  gained  from  maga- 
zines, which  encourages  the  reading  of  better  magazines. 

Throughout  the  year  maps  are  made  and  pictures  used 
which  help  to  fix  the  essentials.  A note-book  is  required 
in  which  are  recorded  notes  on  outside  reading  and  out- 
lines for  class  work.  The  purpose  of  the  outside  reading  is 
to  give  pupils  practice  in  using  books,  and  a larger  concep- 
tion of  history  including  various  points  of  view.  The  read 
ing  involves  source  reading  which  shows  the  pupil  the  im- 
portance of  accuracy  and  develops  historical  mindedness  or 
the  ability  to  draw  conclusions  and  form  opinions  for  him- 
self. 

History  III 

Time : 40  weeks. 

Text:  History  of  the  United  States. — James  & San- 
ford. The  McKinley  Maps. 

Forman,  Advanced  United  States  History  for  general 
reference.  The  course  is  open  to  Seniors  and  presupposes 
credit  in  courses  1 or  11  and  Civics. 

The  purpose  of  the  course  is  to  present  to  the  pupil 
an  adequate  idea  of  all  the  essential  things  on  the  up-build- 
ing of  the  country,  and  to  supplement  this  by  a study  of  the 
development  of  government,  foreign  relations  and  economic 
conditions. 

The  work  of  the  first  semester  covers  the  periods  of 
discovery  and  exploration  and  an  intensive  study  of  the  two 
great  periods  in  our  colonial  history,  from  1760  to  1771  and 

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1781  to  1789.  It  is  intended  to  give  a clear  understanding  of 
the  causes  leading  up  to  the  American  Revolution,  and  also 
of  the  development  of  the  Constitution.  Emphasis  is  given 
to  the  Constitutional  Convention  of  1787.  (References — 
Economic  History  of  the  United  States  by  Bogart  and  Mad- 
ison’s Journal.) 

The  work  of  the  second  semester  covers  the  adminis- 
tration period  from  1789  to  1850;  from  1850  to  the  Recon- 
struction ; and  from  the  end  of  the  Reconstruction  to  the 
present  time.  Topical  study  is  made  of  the  tariff,  slavery, 
expansion,  commerce,  and  political  parties.  Many  of  the 
details  of  the  Civil  War  are  omitted,  but  attention  is  paid 
to  the  causes,  general  plan  and  geography,  and  the  political 
and  industrial  questions  of  the  time. 

CIVICS 


Time:  20  weeks. 

Text:  Willoughby’s  “Rights  and  Duties  of  American 
Citizenship.” 

Study  of  “The  Government  of  Rockford  City  and 
Town,  and  of  Winnebago  County.” 

Actual  organization  of  City  Council. 

Study  of  the  proceedings  in  a criminal  case  and  con- 
ducting of  a regular  criminal  trial. 

Detailed  study  of  the  functions  of  city  government. 
Brief  study  of  Government  of  State  of  Illinois. 
Legislative  Department. 

Executive  Department. 

Judicial  Department. 

Study  of  “Willoughby.” 

Part  I. 

Suffrage. 

Forms  of  Government. 

Law. 

Part  II. 

Legislative  Department  of  United  States. 
Executive  Department  of  United  States. 
Judicial  Department  of  United  States. 


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MATHEMATICS 


The  aim  is  to  teach  mathematical  principles,  correct 
habits  of  reasoning,  clearness  and  accuracy  of  expression  in 
the  language  of  mathematics,  and  a compact  and  orderly 
arrangement  of  written  work. 

First  Year 

Elementary  Algebra. 

Text:  Hawkes,  Luby  & Touton — First  Course. 

Time:  Forty  weeks;  five  periods  per  week. 

The  four  fundamental  operations,  together  with  the 
use  of  parenthesis,  factors,  common  divisors  and  common 
multiples,  fractions,  including  ratio  and  proportion ; involu- 
tion ; the  binomial  theorem  for  positive  integral  exponents ; 
irrational  numbers ; extraction  of  square  root ; inequalities ; 
linear  and  quadratic  equations,  including  practical  prob- 
lems and  the  use  of  the  graph. 

Second  Year 

Plane  Geometry. 

Text:  Lyman’s  Plane  Geometry. 

Time:  Forty  weeks,  five  periods  per  week. 

General  properties  of  plane  rectilinear  figures,  the 
measurement  of  angles,  the  circle,  proportion  and  similar 
figures,  projection  and  areas,  problems  in  construction, 
computation,  and  loci ; maxima  and  minima ; historical 
notes.  Emphasis  being  placed  upon  original  solution  of 
exercises. 

Third  Year 

Solid  Geometry. 

Text:  Lyman’s  Solid  Geometry. 

Time:  Twenty  weeks,  five  periods  per  week. 

The  relation  of  lines,  planes,  and  angles,  in  space ; the 
properties  of  polyhedra,  cylinders,  cones,  similar  solids,  the 
sphere,  and  spherical  triangles ; constructions ; making  of 
models ; the  solution  of  a great  number  of  original  exercises, 
including  loci  problems,  and  the  mensuration  of  surfaces 
and  solids. 


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Review  Algebra. 

Text:  Hawkes,  Luby  & Touton — Second  Course. 

Time:  Twenty  weeks,  five  periods  per  week. 

A thorough  review  and  extended  treatment  of  the 
more  important  topics  of  elementary  algebra,  factors,  high- 
est common  factor  by  division ; complex  fractions ; theory 
of  exponents ; irrational  numbers  and  imaginaries,  includ- 
ing square  roots  of  binomial  surds  and  cube  root ; theory  of 
equations;  simultaneous  quadratic  equations  with  graphs; 
ratio  and  proportion ; variation  and  progressions ; also, 
proof  of  binomial  theorem  for  positive  integral  exponents; 
logarithms. 

Emphasis  upon  translating  problems  into  equations, 
solving  and  interpreting  results. 

Fourth  Year 

Advanced  Algebra. 

Text:  Hawk’s. 

Time:  Twenty  weeks,  five  periods  per  week. 

Review.  Permutations  and  combinations ; complex 
numbers  with  graphical  representation ; undetermined  co- 
efficients ; binomial  theorem  for  fractional  and  negative  ex- 
ponents ; mathematical  induction ; theory  of  equations  ; 
numerical  equations  of  higher  degree ; determinants ; partial 
fractions;  logarithms;  inequalities. 

Plane  Trigonometry. 

Text:  Durell. 

Time:  Twenty  weeks,  five  periods  per  week. 

Circular  measurements  of  angles ; definitions,  and  rela- 
tions of  the  six  trigonometric  functions  as  ratios ; their  fun- 
damental relations  and  graphic  representation ; derivation 
and  application  of  formulae;  trigonometric  identities  and 
equations ; inverse  functions ; graphic  and  numerical  solu- 
tion of  right  and  oblique  triangles  with  simple  applications. 

ASTRONOMY 

Text:  Young’s  Lessons  in  Astronomy. 

Time:  Twenty  weeks. 

The  text-book  is  supplemented  by  diagrams  and  prob- 


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lems.  References  are  frequently  made  to  the  Nautical  Al- 
manac and  Ephemeris  to  familiarize  the  student  with  some 
of  its  uses. 

A study  is  made  of  the  constellations  visible  during  the 
time,  and  the  first  magnitude  stars  are  located,  as  are  the 
planets  then  visible. 

PHYSIOGRAPHY  (Commercial  Course) 

Text:  Modern  Geography,  Salisbury,  Barrows  and 
Tower. 

Time:  Forty  weeks,  five  periods  per  week. 

The  course  aims  to  teach  those  underlying  principles 
of  physiography  which  are  essential  to  an  understanding 
of  regional  geography.  A brief  study  is  made  of  physi- 
ographic processes  and  features  and  the  relation  of  these  to 
transportation  and  industries  is  developed  at  greater  length. 
Throughout  the  course  locational  work  is  emphasized. 
About  two-fifths  of  the  time  is  given  to  laboratory  and  field 
work. 

PHYSIOGRAPHY  (Other  Courses) 

Text:  Modern  Geography,  Salisbury,  Barrows  and 
Tower. 

Time:  Thirty  weeks,  five  periods  per  week. 

A study  is  made  of  the  processes  producing  changes 
on  the  surface  of  the  land  the  features  locally  to  be  seen 
which  are  a result  of  these  processes.  About  one  month  is 
devoted  to  mathematical  geography,  the  study  of  map  pro- 
jections, and  the  interpretation  of  maps;  one  month  to 
plains,  plateaus,  mountains,  volcanoes  and  earthquakes ; 
one  month  to  the  study  of  common  minerals,  rocks,  soils 
and  weathering;  two  and  one-half  months  to  the  study  of 
ground  water,  wells,  springs,  caves,  development  of  stream 
valleys,  and  glaciers;  two  months  to  meteorology. 

Some  of  the  topics  studied  which  illustrate  physi- 
ographic control  of  human  activities  are : rock  formations 
underlying  Rockford  and  their  relation  to  Rockford's  water 
supply ; character  and  origin  of  local  soil,  testing  the  recep- 


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tive  and  retentive  capacity  of  soils,  and  the  conservation  of 
soil  moisture;  the  prevention  of  the  washing  of  soils,  and 
the  formation  of  gullies ; effect  of  ice  sheet  on  the  soils,  and 
topography  of  Winnebago  County;  relation  of  glacial  lakes, 
streams,  and  stream  valleys  and  irregular  shore  lines  to  ex- 
ploration; settlement  and  present  population  and  indus- 
tries; relation  of  forests  to  floods,  water  power  and  irriga- 
tion ; mountains  as  barriers ; effects  of  various  elements  of 
climate  upon  life. 

The  laboratory  is  well  equipped  with  maps,  globes, 
seasonal  and  meteorological  and  other  apparatus  and  lan- 
tern slides.  About  one-half  of  the  time  is  devoted  to  labor- 
atory and  field  work. 

PHYSIOLOGY  (Commercial  Course) 

Text:  Human  Physiology — Ritchie. 

Time : Twenty  weeks. 

The  work  consists  of  recitations  and  laboratory  work, 
made  up  of  experiments,  drawings,  and  reference  work.  A 
brief  study  of  seven  systems  of  the  body,  their  structure, 
function,  and  care.  Emphasis  is  laid  upon  cleanlines,  fresh 
air,  good  food,  play  and  sleep  as  factors  of  good  health. 

A study  of  bacteria,  their  manner  of  entering  the  body 
through  careless  habits,  how  they  may  or  may  not  cause 
disease,  ways  in  which  these  diseases  may  be  communicated, 
natural  and  artificial  immunity,  disinfection,  and  character- 
istics of  some  common  preventable  diseases. 

A short  time  is  spent  on  first  aid  to  the  injured,  bandag- 
ing, burns,  sprains,  surface  wounds  and  artificial  respira- 
tion. 

PHYSIOLOGY  (Other  Courses) 

Time:  Ten  weeks. 

Text:  Ritchie's  Human  Physiology. 

The  object  of  the  course  is  to  teach  the  general  laws 
of  health  and  to  establish  hygienic  habits.  Only  such  gen- 
eral facts  of  structure  are  studied  as  are  necessary  to  the 
understanding  of  the  principal  physiological  processes. 

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The  course  includes  a study  of  the  skeletal,  muscular, 
digestive,  circulatory,  respiratory,  nervous  and  excretory 
systems  of  the  human  body.  A study  of  bacteria  and  their 
relation  to  disease,  and  the  influence  of  alcohol  and  narcotics 
on  the  efficiency  of  the  human  machine.  Charts,  models, 
and  a few  simple  experiments  are  used  to  supplement  the 
text. 

ZOOLOGY 

Text:  General  Zoology.  Linville  and  Kelly. 

Time:  Forty  weeks;  seven  periods  per  week. 

The  course  in  zoology  requires  a certain  amount  of  lab- 
oratory work,  to  bring  the  pupil  face  to  face  with  the  forms 
studied,  and  field  work  to  relate  the  facts  observed  in  the 
laboratory  to  their  actual  place  in  nature.  On  the  founda- 
tion thus  laid,  a broader  knowledge  of  related  forms  is 
obtained  by  the  use  of  the  text  and  reference  books. 

The  selection  of  types  studied  and  the  order  in  which 
these  are  presented  vary  somewhat  from  year  to  year.  The 
fall  months  are  usually  devoted  to  the  study  of  insects,  the 
winter,  to  the  lower  invertebrates,  while  birds  and  other 
vertebrates  are  studied  in  the  spring.  The  compound  mi- 
croscope is  used,  as  needed,  throughout  the  course. 

Field  work  is  required,  especially  in  connection  with  the 
study  of  insects,  pond  life,  and  birds. 

Attention  is  given  to  the  economic  importance  of  or- 
ganisms for  good  or  evil,  their  relation  to  agriculture,  to  the 
household,  and  to  the  health  of  man.  A laboratory  note- 
book is  required. 

BOTANY 

Text:  Coulter’s  Text  Book  of  Botany. 

Time : 40  weeks ; seven  periods  per  week. 

Algae. — Common  algae  are  collected  and  enough  forms 
studied  in  the  laboratory  to  illustrate  the  increase  in  com- 
plexity of  structure  of  plant  bodies  of  this  group  and  the 
various  methods  of  reproduction.  The  physiology  of  the 
group  is  taught  by  experiments. 

Fungi. — In  connection  with  the  laboratory  work  with 


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various  kinds  of  fungi,  the  meaning  of  the  saprophytic  and 
parasitic  habit  is  discussed  and  the  relation  of  bacteria  to 
decay,  and  fixation  of  nitrogen. 

Liverworts,  Mosses,  Ferns  and  Horsetails — The  sub- 
jects of  alternation  of  generations,  differentiation  of  tissues 
and  organs,  and  increasing  complexity  of  reproductive  bod- 
ies, are  the  subjects  emphasized  here. 

Seed  Plants,  Conifers,  Monocots,  and  Dicots. — Nearly 
three-fourths  of  the  time  is  spent  in  the  study  of  these 
groups.  About  one  month  is  spent  in  the  study  of  germina- 
tion and  relation  of  plants  to  the  soil.  The  gross  and 
microscopic  structure  of  root,  stem,  and  leaf,  as  well  as 
their  physiology  and  their  relation  to  environment  are 
studied.  A flower  calendar  is  kept,  both  spring  and  fall, — 
so  that  the  students  may  learn  to  recognize  the  common 
native  herbs,  shrubs,  and  trees.  Representatives  of  the 
larger  plant  families  are  studied.  Cross  and  self-pollination, 
the  significance  of  the  annual  and  perennial  habit,  plant  so- 
cieties, weeds  and  their  eradication,  and  plant  breeding  are 
other  topics  considered. 

The  leaves  and  fruits  of  many  of  the  native  trees, 
shrubs,  and  vines,  as  well  as  their  winter  twigs,  are  studied, 
with  some  library  work  on  subject  of  forestry. 

PHYSICS 

Time:  Forty  weeks. 

Text:  First  Principles  of  Physics,  Carhart  and  Chute. 

Our  library  contains  nearly  all  the  standard  high  school 
and  college  texts;  and  constant  reference  is  made  to  them 
in  class  room  and  laboratory. 

Elective  to  those  having  eight  credits.  Required  by 
nearly  all  colleges  for  entrance. 

The  purpose  of  the  course  in  Physics  is  to  familiarize 
the  pupils  with  the  phenomena  of  daily  life  that  appear  in 
all  we  see,  hear,  or  do.  These  phenomena  are  all  governed 
by  laws  or  principles.  It  is  the  object  of  our  course  to  have 
the  pupil  understand  and  prove  as  many  of  them  as  time 
permits.  We  spend  three  periods  a week  in  class  room 

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recitation  and  demonstration  and  four  periods  for  laboratory 
work.  We  perform  about  sixty  experiments  a year.  About 
forty  of  these  involve  accurate  weighing,  measuring,  or 
other  instrumental  readings,  and  are  known  as  quantitative 
experiments.  We  use  such  manuals  as  Adams,  Chute, 
Reeve,  and  Coleman. 

The  topics  studied  the  first  semester  are : 

Properties  of  Matter. 

Mechanics  of  Liquids  and  Gases. 

Mechanics  of  Solids. 

Mechanical  Work  and  Machines. 

Sound. 

We  study  such  things  as  pumps,  siphons,  barometers, 
clocks,  hydrometers,  tuning  forks,  and  musical  instruments. 
We  visit,  as  a class,  such  places  as  a blacksmith  shop  to 
study  the  properties  of  metals ; laundry,  to  see  clothes  dried 
by  centrifugal  force,  and  a music  store  to  study  the  piano 
and  other  musical  instruments. 

During  the  second  semester,  we  study  these  topics : 

Heat. 

Light. 

Magnetism. 

Electrostatics,  and 

Electricity. 

During  this  semester,  the  work  is  made  even  more 
practical  by  a thorough  study  of  heating  and  ventilating 
systems;  efficiency  and  candle  power  of  different  kinds  of 
illumination,  such  as  candles,  gas  flames,  kerosene  lamps 
and  electric  lamps;  and  the  use  of  electricity  in  the  home 
and  factory.  During  the  year  the  pupil  prepares  a special 
topic  upon  some  practical  problem  in  which  he  is  interested. 

CHEMISTRY 

Time : Forty  weeks. 

Text:  Elementary  Chemistry,  Morgan  & Lyman. 

We  use  such  laboratory  manuals  as  Brownlee,  Mc- 
Pherson and  Henderson,  McFarland,  and  Allyn. 

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permission  to  girls  having  twelve  credits. 

Aim : The  aim  of  the  course  in  Chemistry  is  to  give  a 
thorough  knowledge  of  the  fundamental  principles  of  the 
science  as  a part  of  a liberal  high  school  education,  and  also 
to  teach  accurate  manipulation  for  the  benefit  of  those  who 
intend  to  continue  the  subject  in  college  or  a professional 
school. 

Four  periods  a week  are  spent  in  laboratory  and  three 
periods  in  class  room  recitation  and  demonstration. 

During  the  first  semester  we  study  and  experiment 
with  the  common  gases  and  non-metals  such  as  oxygen, 
hydrogen,  chlorine,  sulphur,  iodine,  and  phosphorus.  We 
do  a number  of  quantitative  experiments  during  this  sem- 
ester. 

We  take  up  the  subject  of  metals  and  their  compounds 
the  second  semester.  We  reduce  many  of  the  common 
minerals  to  their  metals  and  in  this  way  learn  the  ele- 
mentary principles  of  metallurgy.  We  also  show  the  ap- 
plications of  the  science  to  agriculture,  to  the  manufacturer 
and  the  housewife.  The  class  visits  the  gas  works,  the  lime 
kiln,  the  tannery  and  the  paper  mill. 

All  through  the  course,  the  theoretical  conceptions  oi 
the  science,  the  rules  for  naming  compounds,  the  signifi- 
cance of  formulas,  and  chemical  equations  are  emphasized. 
The  arithmetic  of  Chemistry  is  given  much  attention  dur- 
ing the  second  semester. 

A special  topic  is  prepared  by  each  pupil  during  the 
year.  The  pupils  are  also  encouraged  to  read  current  mag- 
azine articles  along  the  lines  of  modern  applied  and  theo- 
retical Chemistry. 


HOUSEHOLD  ARTS 

“Household  Arts  as  a distinctive  subject  of  instruc- 
tion is  the  study  of  the  economic,  sanitary,  and  aesthetic 
aspects  of  food,  clothing  and  shelter  as  connected  with 
their  selection,  preparation  and  use  for  the  family,  in  the 
home  or  by  other  groups  of  people.” 

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This  subject  involves  a knowledge  of 

Science,  i.  e.,  some  parts  (not  all)  of  general  chemis- 
try, chemistry  of  foods  and  of  nutrition,  of  physics,  physiol- 
ogy and  hygiene,  and  bacteriology  (applied  in  food  prepara- 
tion, nutrition,  clothing,  house  structure  and  furnishing 
and  cleaning  processes). 

Art,  i.  e.,  a knowledge  of  suitability  in  line  proportion, 
color  and  color  combination  in  all  utilities  and  combination 
of  clothing,  house  plan  and  furnishing  through  which  the 
greatest  utility  of  goods  may  be  secured  and  good  taste 
which  has  both  aesthetic  and  ethical  value. 

Economics,  e.  g.,  a knowledge  of  production  of  goods 
and  the  factors  involved,  as  they  affect  the  cost  and 
nature  of  a commodity ; knowledge  of  consumption  of  goods 
in  order  to  secure  better  production  and  greatest  value  of 
goods  purchased  for  the  household. 

Sociology,  e.  g.,  the  history  and  status  of  the  family, 
as  an  institution,  interrelation  of  the  home  and  modern  social 
betterment  movement. 

Th^  work  as  planned  has  as  its  aim  the  working  out 
of  the  relation  of  the  subjects  of  instruction  included  in  a 
complete  Household  Arts  course,  indicating  the  training 
possibilities  of  each  line  of  work. 

First  Year 

Elementary  Cooking. 

Time:  20  weeks.  Five  double  periods  per  week. 

Text:  Elements  of  the  Theory  and  Practice  of  Cook- 
ery— Williams  and  Fisher. 

This  course  includes  preparation  of  foods,  study  of  food 
production,  simple  applied  chemistry  and  other  related 
sciences. 

Elementary  Sewing. 

Time:  20  weeks.  Five  double  periods  per  week. 

Text:  Shelter  and  Clothing — Kinne  and  Cooley. 

Undergarments  and  a simple  waist  are  drafted  and 
made.  A study  of  textiles  and  the  economic  aspects  of 
clothing  are  taken  up. 


Second  Year 


Advanced  Cooking. 

Time:  20  weeks.  Five  double  periods  per  week. 

Text:  Foods  and  Household  Management — Kinne 
and  Cooley. 

This  is  a continuation  of  the  first  year  course  with  spe- 
cial emphasis  on  the  combination  of  foods,  the  planning  and 
serving  of  meals  which  shall  not  exceed  a given  cost.  Ex- 
cursions to  various  points  of  interest  in  the  city  are  planned 
at  intervals  during  the  year.  These  include  visit  to  a Dairy, 
Wholesale  Bakery,  Candy  Factory,  Ice  Cream  Factory, 
Meat  Market,  Grocery  Store,  etc. 

Advanced  Sewing.  v 

Time : 20  weeks.  Five  double  periods  per  week. 

Text:  Shelter  and  Clothing — Kinne  and  Cooley. 

Millinery  and  Art  Needle  Work. — This  is  an  advanced 
course  in  drafting  and  garment  making.  It  is  planned  to 
develop  skill  and  originality  in  both  the  designing  and  mak- 
ing of  clothes,  as  well  as  harmony  of  color  and  line. 

History  of  Costume,  Costume  Design,  Hygiene  of 
Clothing,  Economics  of  Dress,  Care  and  Repair  of  Cloth- 
ing, are  taught  in  connection  with  this  course. 

Millinery. — This  course  includes  the  designing,  mak- 
ing and  trimming  of  fall  and  spring  hats.  Special  attention 
is  given  to  harmony  of  color  and  line. 

Art  Needle  Work. — The  aim  of  this  course  is  to  de- 
velop good  judgment  and  high  standards  of  work;  to  give 
essentials  of  good  design  as  applied  to  art  needle  work ; and 
to  apply  this  knowledge  to  useful  articles,  either  house  fur- 
nishing or  clothing. 

Household  Management  and  Home  Decoration.  The  ' 

aim  of  this  course  is  to  give  practical  knowledge  of  the 
problems  concerned  with  the  artistic  planning  and  furnish- 
ing of  a house  and  administration  of  household  affairs. 

It  includes  a study  of  Shelter  and  Home  Life;  Loca- 
tion of  the  House  ; House  Planning  and  Construction  ; Heat- 
ing, Lighting  and  Ventilation;  Water  Supply;  Disposal  of 
Waste;  Plumbing;  Furniture  and  Furnishings;  Cost;  Care 

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of  the  Home;  Material  for  Cleaning;  Household  Parts, 
Household  Labor,  Saving  Devices;  Laundry  Work,  etc. 

Third  Year 

Dietetics,  Home  Nursing,  Home  and  Social  Econom- 
ics. 

Time : Forty  weeks. 

Dietetics. — Purposes  of  course  are : to  study  the  prin- 
ciples of  human  nutrition  with  special  reference  to  food  re- 
quirements, nutritive  values,  cost  and  to  apply  these  prin- 
ciples to  practical  problems  of  the  feeding  of  individuals, 
families  and  large  groups. 

Home  Nursing. — Topics  taken  up  in  this  course  are 
personal  hygiene,  treatment  of  simple  ailments,  handling  of 
emergencies,  practical  demonstrations  in  caring  for  sick, 
making  and  applying  dressings  and  bandages. 

Home  and  Social  Economics. — This  course  treats  with 
The  Family;  Evolution  of  the  House  and  Home;  Functions 
of  the  Family;  Women’s  Industrial  and  Ethical  Relations  to 
Society. 

MUSIC 

Text:  Standard  History  of  Music,  by  James  Francis 
Cooke. 

A two  years’  course  is  offered  in  the  study  of  music. 
An  opportunity  is  given  to  students  to  do  original  work  in 
composition,  and  to  sing  in  solo,  duet,  trio,  quartet,  and 
chorus  work. 

The  following  course  is  intended  for  students  who  have 
had  music  in  the  graded  schools.  Other  students  who  may 
wish  to  take  up  music  study  should  consult  with  the  prin- 
cipal and  teacher. 

We  become  acquainted  with  the  best  music  through  the 
victrola  which  is  used  in  class  work. 

First  Year 

Time:  Forty  weeks  (2  periods  per  week). 

Brief  study  of  music  up  to  the  year  1000  A.  D.,  ancient 
musical  instruments,  modern  orchestral  instruments,  Trou- 
badours and  Trouveres  of  France,  Minnesingers  and  Meis- 

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tersingers  of  Germany,  the  origin  of  oratorio  and  opera, 
study  of  Mendelssohn’s  “Elijah,”  study  of  Verdi’s  II  Tro- 
vatore,  study  of  Wagner’s  “Flying  Dutchman,”  “Tann- 
hauser,”  and  “The  Meistersinger,”  national  songs,  folk 
songs,  ballads,  art  songs,  Schubert  and  his  music. 

Characteristic  music  of  England,  Scotland,  Ireland, 
Wales,  Germany  and  America. 

Second  Year 

Time:  Forty  weeks  (2  periods  per  week). 

Music  studied  from  the  standpoint  of  expression  of 

1.  Nationality. 

2.  Formal  construction. 

3.  Poetic  thought. 

4.  Program  music. 

A careful  study  of  instruments  as  made.  Students  learn 
to  distinguish  the  sound  of  different  instruments  and  their 
classification,  such  as  violin,  viola,  double  bass,  violoncello, 
harp,  flute,  oboe,  bassoon,  clarinet,  trumpet,  trombone,  and 
percussion  instruments. 

In  this  year  the  stories  of  Wagner’s  “Ring  of  the 
Nibelung”  will  be  studied  on  the  mythology  on  which  they 
are  based.  There  are  four  operas  included ; “The  Rhine- 
gold,”  “The  Valkyrie,”  “Seigfried,”  and  “The  Dusk  of  the 
Gods.” 

Characteristic  music  of  Italy,  Spain,  France,  Bohemia, 
Hungary,  Russia,  Poland,  Norway,  Sweden,  and  America. 

COMMERCIAL  ARITHMETIC 

Time : Forty  weeks. 

Text:  Moore  and  Miner  Practical  Business  Arith- 
metic. 

1.  Special  work  in  addition,  subtraction,  multiplica- 
tion and  division,  preparing  the  student  to  do  rapid  and  ac- 
curate work. 

2.  Factoring,  cancellation,  and  essentials  of  greatest 
common  divisors  and  least  common  multiple. 

3.  Fractions:  common  and  decimal. 

(a)  Review  with  reference  to  fundamental  prin- 
ciples and  processes. 


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(b)  Special  attention  to  short  methods  with 
drills  in  practical  use. 

4.  Compound  and  Denominate  numbers. 

Review  of  tables  with  practical  application  to  use  in 
the  business  world,  with  short  methods  and  applications  of 
same  with  drills. 

5.  Longitude  and  time  with  application  to  the  busi- 
ness of  today  in  railroading  and  navigation. 

6.  Percentage  with  drills  and  short  methods,  as  ap- 
plied to  business  and  demonstrated  under  the  following: 
Profit  and  Loss,  Marking  Goods,  Trade  Discount,  Bill- 
ing, Commission,  Insurance,  Interest  (Simple,  Compound 
and  Banker’s),  Commercial  Papers  (Partial  Payments, 
True  and  Bank  Discount),  Stocks  and  Bonds,  Exchange, 
Taxes,  Customs  and  Duties. 

7.  Metric  System. 

8.  Supplementing  the  above  with  reviews  and  tests, 
to  bring  the  student  to  a practical  knowledge  of  arithmetic 
so  it  may  be  applied  to  business  life. 

PENMANSHIP  AND  COMMERCIAL 
CORRESPONDENCE 

Time:  Forty  weeks. 

Penmanship. 

Time:  Twenty  weeks. 

Texts:  Modern  Business  Penmanship,  Palmer.  El- 
dridge  Speller. 

Business  penmanship  is  taught  during  two  semesters. 

The  first  semester’s  work  consists  of  a thorough  devel- 
opment of  muscular  movements,  capitals  and  letter  com- 
binations, and  sentences  as  portrayed  in  actual  correspond- 
ence. 

In  developing  the  work  about  65  full  page  copy  plates 
are  executed.  Each  day  the  pupil  must  maintain  an  aver- 
age of  80  per  cent  or  better  in  spelling. 

Commercial  Correspondence. 

Time:  Twenty  weeks. 

Texts:  How  to  do  Business  by  Letter,  Cody;  Exer- 


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cises  in  Business  Letter  Writing,  Cody. 

This  course  is  intended  for  pupils  who  desire  to  become 
able  to  write  creditable  and  up-to-date  business  letters  in  a 
conversational  style  of  English. 

Special  emphasis  is  placed  upon  proper  form,  style  and 
arrangement  together  with  the  development  of  salesman- 
ship and  a general  business  instinct. 

Penmanship,  word  study,  and  language  are  developed 
in  accordance  with  the  requirements  of  business. 

STENOGRAPHY 
First  Year 

Time:  40  weeks. 

Shorthand. 

Texts:  Gregg  Shorthand  Manual  and  Gregg  Writer. 

Special  attention  is  given  to  the  principles  and  rules 
for  writing  words.  The  recitations  consist  in  words  and 
sentences  being  dictated  to  pupils  and  read  back  by  them. 
Work  is  done  at  seats  and  at  blackboards.  The  daily  work 
is  carefully  corrected.  The  text  is  finished  and  reviewed 
the  first  year. 

Typewriting. 

Text:  Rational  Typewriting. 

Special  care  is  taken  to  have  the  pupil  write  by  touch 
method,  use  correct  fingering,  and  do  accurate  work.  The 
text  is  finished,  if  possible. 

Second  Year 

Shorthand. 

Time:  40  weeks. 

Texts:  Eldridge  Dictation  Exercises  and  Gregg 

Writer. 

Review  Manual. — Special  study  of  word  signs  and 
phrases.  Dictation  of  both  new  and  old  matter.  Much 
reading  of  shorthand  notes. 

Typewriting. 

There  is  no  text. 

The  work  is  begun  by  practicing  words,  sentences,  and 
paragraphs.  Later,  transcription  of  notes  taken  in  short- 
hand class. 


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Requirements 

Shorthand. — One  hundred  words  per  minute  for  five 
minutes,  on  new  matter. 

Typewriting. — Forty  words  per  minute,  with  less  than 
10  errors,  for  15  minutes,  on  new  matter;  transcription  at 
rate  of  25  words  per  minute. 

These  requirements  are  for  recommendation. 

BOOKKEEPING  AND  ACCOUNTING 

Time:  Forty  weeks. 

Text:  Miner’s  Bookkeeping,  Complete  Course. 

The  chief  object  is  to  enable  the  student  to  master  the 
fundamental  principles  of  Bookkeeping  and  the  application 
of  these  principles  to  the  various  problems  that  may  arise 
in  business.  The  Retail  Fuel  and  Feed,  Wholesale  Carpet, 
Grain  and  Seed,  Jobbing  Furniture,  and  Wholesale  Grocery 
sets  are  studied. 

ADVANCED  BOOKKEEPING 

Time:  Twenty  weeks. 

Text:  Miner’s  Bookkeeping,  Complete  Course.  Mar- 
shall’s Double  Entry  Drills,  and  Collateral  Outside  Exer- 
cises. 

The  Dry  Goods,  Manufacturing  Corporation  sets  are 
studied  together  with  the  Single  Entry  method. 

ECONOMICS 

Time:  Twenty  weeks. 

Text:  Elements  of  Political  Economy, — Laughlin. 

Part  I of  the  book  addresses  itself  to  the  task  of  pre- 
senting in  a plain  and  simple  form  the  elementary  principles 
of  political  economy. 

Part  II  deals  with  the  application  of  principles  to  the 
leading  questions  of  the  day.  Topics  like  Socialism,  Tax- 
ation, the  National  Debt,  Free  Trade  and  Protection,  Bi- 
metallism, Banking,  and  the  Labor  Problem  are  discussed. 

A stipulated  amount  of  reading  on  current  economic 
subjects  is  required  each  month.  Debates  on  economic 
problems  are  held  monthly.  The  whole  trend  of  the  course 

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is  to  apply  economic  principles  to  present  problems  in  an 
endeavor  to  answer  or  at  least  interest  the  class  in  seeking 
an  answer  for  them. 

A semester  theme,  presented  before  the  class,  is  re- 
quired of  each  member  of  the  class  and  enough  time  re- 
served to  allow  these  to  be  read  before  the  close  of  the 
semester. 

COMMERCIAL  LAW 

Time:  Twenty  weeks. 

Text:  Huffcut’s  Elements  of  Business  Law. 

A study  of  the  fundamental  principles  of  law  that  the 
business  man  will  most  frequently  find  of  value  to  him. 
It  is  not  the  purpose  of  the  course  to  make  lawyers  of  those 
enrolled,  but  to  teach  them  to  conduct  business  dealings 
with  an  intelligent  idea  of  their  legal  rights  and  limitations. 
The  text  is  used  in  connection  with  the  Commercial  Law 
library,  which  is  complete.  Special  reference  is  paid  to 
Contracts,  Sales  of  Personal  Property  and  to  Negotiable 
Instruments. 

COMMERCIAL  GEOGRAPHY 

Time : 20  weeks. 

Text:  Red  way. 

1.  Study  of  the  natural  conditions  affecting  commerce. 

2.  Study  of  products : Foods,  vegetable  fibres,  ani- 
mals and  animal  fibres,  woods,  minerals,  manufactured  ar- 
ticles. Make  use  of  samples,  pictures,  and  lantern  slides. 

3.  Transportation. — Cause  for,  methods,  costs,  ar- 
ticles transported,  main  routes. 

4.  United  States. — Her  products ; what  she  has  to  sell ; 
methods  in  striving  for  trade ; what  she  buys ; and  rank  in 
trading  nations. 

5.  Other  countries. — Take  up  in  similar  manner  to 
study  of  U.  S. 

MECHANICAL  DRAWING  AND  SHOP  WORK 

The  courses  in  mechanical  drawing  and  shop  work 
cover  three  years  of  two  periods  a day,  alternating  weekly, 

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so  that  the  pupils  are  in  mechanical  drawing  every  other 
week  and  in  the  shops  the  alternate  weeks, 

MECHANICAL  DRAWING 

The  course  is  planned  to  develop  in  the  pupil  the  abil- 
ity : first,  to  produce  a practical  working  drawing  in  accord- 
ance with  the  requirements  of  a modern  drafting  room ; 
second,  to  read  drawings. 

The  general  work  of  the  course  is  presented  to  the 
pupil  by  giving,  in  blue  print  form,  the  information  neces- 
sary to  do  the  required  exercises,  and  is  supplemented  with 
individual  instruction  and  suggestions  by  the  teacher. 

In  the  beginning  the  pupil  is  given  exercises  which 
teach  the  use  of  instruments  and  develop  the  ability  to  do 
neat  free-hand  lettering.  Then  follow  some  simple  draw- 
ings, supplemented  by  recitations,  which  teach  the  relations 
of  the  three  fundamental  views  of  an  object.  All  the  work 
is  presented  in  a form  to  develop  the  ability  to  read  draw- 
ings as  well  as  to  make  them.  During  the  latter  part  of 
the  first  year  stress  is  placed  upon  Isometric  and  Cabinet 
projection.  In  the  first  part  of  the  second  year  Ortho- 
graphic projection,  the  theory  of  working  drawings,  is  taken 
up  by  means  of  a number  of  exercises  and  recitations.  The 
remainder  of  the  last  two  years  is  devoted  to  machine  draw- 
ing and  architectural  drawing.  Stress  is  placed  upon  trac- 
ing the  last  year  and  a half,  and  blue  printing  is  given 
throughout  the  whole  course. 

In  the  architectural  work,  given  the  last  semester  of 
the  third  year,  the  student  spends  the  whole  time  on  dif- 
ferent parts  of  the  same  problem,  which  may  be  the  design 
of  a house,  cottage,  or  bungalow.  To  make  the  work  as 
practical  as  possible,  the  student  obtains  a client,  whom 
he  consults  as  the  work  progresses.  Pencil  sketches  at  a 
small  scale  are  first  made  and  from  these,  floor  plans,  ele- 
vations, and  details  are  drawn,  traced,  and  blue  printed. 

The  complete  course  in  Mechanical  Drawing  is  as 
follows : 


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First  Year 


Time:  Twenty  weeks. 

Preliminary  exercises  and  lettering. 
Geometric  construction. 

Simple  working  drawings. 

Isometric  and  cabinet  projections. 

Second  Year 

Time:  Twenty  weeks. 
Orthographic  projection. 

Simple  machine  drawing. 

Machine  sketching. 


Third  Year 

Time : Twenty  weeks. 

First  Semester — Complete  set  of  tracings  for  a machine 
of  not  too  complicated  construction. 

Second  Semester — Architectural  drawing. 

SHOPS 

First  Year — Woodworking 

Time:  Twenty  weeks. 

First  Semester — Definite  training  in  the  use  of  all  com- 
mon wood-working  tools.  Exercises  in  carpentry  and  cab- 
inet making  to  teach  the  construction  of  important  joints 
and  fastenings,  at  the  same  time  producing  useful  articles. 

Second  Semester — Wood  turning,  in  which  a knowl- 
edge is  given  of  the  operations  and  tools  used  to  produce 
straight  cylinders,  and  curved  and  tapered  pieces,  face  plate 
and  chuck  work.  Where  possible  useful  articles  are  formed. 
Lectures  both  semesters  on  forestry,  wood  finishing,  etc. 

Second  Year — Forge  and  Foundry 

Time : Twenty  weeks. 

Work  is  given  one  week  in  the  foundry  and  one  in  the 
forge  shop  each  month.  Lectures  covering  the  work  in 
each  department  as  metallurgy,  fuels,  fires,  tools,  etc. 


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Foundry.— Molds  are  made  from  patterns  of  rectangu- 
lar form,  of  cylinders  both  solid  and  split,  and  from  others 
requiring  irregular  partings,  and  green  and  dry  cores.  Va- 
rious metals  are  used  to  fill  the  molds. 

9000  111.  Sta.  23  P 10  os  leaded  Anderson  7-28  — 18 

Cement  work. — Several  exercises  are  made  in  cement  or 
concrete,  as  urns,  drinking  fountains,  etc. 

Forge. — Work  is  done  in  iron  to  teach  how  to  heat; 
how,  when,  and  where  to  strike  to  produce  drawing  out; 
upsetting,  bending,  punching,  splitting,  and  welding;  and  in 
steel  to  teach  hardening,  tempering,  and  annealing. 

Third  Year — Machine  Shop 

Time:  Twenty  weeks. 

First  Semester — Bench  work  in  chipping,  filing,  and 
scraping,  fitting  and  assembling  machinery.  Work  on 
lathe,  planer,  drill,  press,  and  shaper  that  brings  out  the 
fundamental  operations  of  turning  straight  and  taper  pieces, 
cutting  threads,  chuck  work,  etc.,  planing  flat  and  irregular 
surfaces,  and  boring  holes.  Lectures  on  various  machines 
and  their  operation  and  general  discussions  on  methods  of 
construction  of  dynamos,  gas  engines,  and  automobiles. 

Second  Semester — The  principles  learned  the  first  sem- 
ester in  building  gas  engines  and  other  mechanical  devices 
are  applied,  following  as  nearly  as  possible  commercial 
methods.  Continuation  of  lectures. 

ART  DEPARTMENT 

Credits:  Two  credits  toward  graduation  are  given  for 
two  hours  of  work  each  day  for  two  years.  It  is  desirable, 
but  not  necessary,  to  take  this  work  the  first  two  years. 

Aim:  This  course  of  study,  together  with  one  pre- 
pared for  the  grades,  has  two  ends  in  view. 

First,  it  plans  to  provide  a logical  course  of  training  to 
which  the  average  student  may  be  held  responsible  from 
the  first  school  year  to  the  college,  to  the  technical  or  to 
the  fine  arts  school. 

Second,  it  plans  to  equip  the  high  school  student  with 
a knowledge  of  material  things  in  the  world  about  him 

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seen  under  various  aspects  and  in  various  relationship  and 
to  define  the  principles  that  control  good  taste  and  to  make 
clear  their  application  to  the  practical  problems  of  daily 
life. 


First  Year 

First  Semester. 

1 . Representation. 

a.  Scientific.  Exact  record  of  specified  facts. 

b.  Naturalistic.  Appreciation  and  interpreta- 

tion of  the  beauties  of  Nature. 

c.  Out  of  Door  Sketching. 

2.  Value  Scale  of  Five  Values. 

3.  Decorative  Flower  Composition. 

4.  Design  and  Craft  Work. 

5.  Decorative  Landscape. 

Second  Semester 

1.  Representation. 

a.  Still  Life. 

b.  Pose. 

2.  Design  and  Color. 

a.  Art  in  Dress.  Line  and  Color. 

b.  Cover  for  School  Paper.  (To  be  used  the 

following  year.) 

3.  Representation.  Out  of  Door  Sketching. 

4.  Picture  Study. 

Second  Year 

First  Semester. 

1.  Representation. 

a.  Plant  Composition — Advanced. 

2.  Color.  Theory  and  Harmony. 

3.  Design  and  Craft. 

a.  Woodblock  Printing,  Lettering,  Advanced 

Book  Binding,  Leather  Tooling  and  Coloring 
or  Metal. 

b.  Art  in  the  Home. 

Second  Semester 

1.  Representation. 


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a.  Still  Life — Advanced. 

b.  Pose — Advanced. 

2.  Design.  High  School  Annual. 

3.  Art  History. 

4.  Original  Craft  Problems. 

PHYSICAL  EDUCATION 

This  department  aims  to  do  practical  work,  developing 
a well  trained  body  as  a support  for  a well  trained  mind. 

Aim 

1.  To  develop  and  maintain  good  health  and  counter- 
act many  of  the  necessary  ills  of  school  room  environment. 

2.  To  stimulate  a desire  to  acquire  greater  strength, 
properly  distributed,  and  to  correct  any  personal  defects 
which  may  have  arisen  from  neglect  or  misused  physical 
power. 

3.  To  develop  self-control,  self-reliance,  attention, 
concentration  of  thought,  and  dexterity,  laying  basis  for 
successful  manual  as  well  as  mental  and  moral  training. 

4.  To  develop  rhythm  and  co-ordination  that  will  pro- 
duce a natural  and  unconscious  grace  of  movement. 

5.  To  develop  a symmetrical  body  under  the  perfect 
control  of  the  will. 

6.  To  increase  strength  and  power  of  endurance. 

7.  Perfect  response  between  brain  and  muscles. 

8.  Preservation  of  health,  by  establishing  bodily  har- 
mony, sound  vital  functions  and  a correct,  healthy  posture. 

First  Semester 

1.  Elementary  Swedish  gymnastics. 

a.  The  mastery  of  gymnastic  names  of  different 

positions  of  feet,  arms,  and  body*;  and  the 
manner  of  their  combination  to  form  ex- 
ercises. 

b.  The  ability  to  perform  these  positions  and 

exercises  correctly. 

c.  The  use  of  the  voice  as  expressive  of  speed 

and  duration  of  movement. 


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2.  Exercises  with  wands,  dumb-bells,  free-hand  work. 

3.  Fancy  steps. 

4.  Rhythm. 

5.  Games. 

Believing  games  to  be  a great  socializing  and  harmon- 
izing element  as  well  as  a means  of  physical  development 
and  source  of  recreation  in  the  school  room,  considerable 
attention  is  paid  to  their  classification  and  application. 
Games  develop : 

a.  Mental  and  physical  dexterity. 

b.  Freedom  and  grace  of  movement. 

c.  Accuracy  of  aim  and  direction. 

d.  A correct  appreciation  of  distance. 

e.  Patience,  self-control,  and  thought  for  others. 

Second  Semester 

1.  Advanced  Swedish  exercises. 

2.  Apparatus. 

3.  Dumb-bells,  wands. 

4.  Indian  clubs. 

5.  Military  tactics. 

6.  Fancy  steps. 

7.  Games. 

Physical  training  is  required  of  all  first  year  pupils.  It 
is  elective  to  all  other  pupils. 

Time  required  is  two  forty-five  minute  periods  per 
week. 


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